Table 5.

The effect of androgens on the lipid profile and other risk factors in women.

	Tchole	HDL	LDL	TG	Blood pressure	Postload insulin	G/I	Diabetes
DHEA-S	- [10,13,35,36]	- [10,13,35,36]	- [10,35,36]	- [35,36]	- [10,13,36]	- [13]	- [10]	- [9,13]
FT	- [10]	- [10]	- [10]	- [19]	- [10,19]		- [10]	- [19]
TT	- [10,13,35] ↑ [36]	- [10,13,35] ↓ [36]	- [10,35] ↑ [36]	- [35] ↑ [19,36]	- [10,13,19,36]	- [13]	- [10]	- [13,19]
FAI	- [35] ↑ [35*,36] (*patients only)	↓ [35,36]	↑ [35,36]	- [35] ↑ [35*,36] (*patients only)	- [36]

Tchole = total cholesterol, TG = triglycerides, G/I = fasting glucose/insulin ratio, DHEA-S = dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, A = androstenedione, FT = free testosterone, TT = total testosterone, FAI = free androgen index, ↑ = positive correlation, ↓ = negative correlation, - = no correlation or not statistically significant correlation