Table 2.

Correlation between metabolic parameters and total and HMW adiponectin in normal control and PCOS women

Variable	Total adiponectin*		HMW adiponectin*
	Correlation	P-value	Correlation	P-value
BMI	−0.39	<0.0001	−0.35	<0.0001
Percent body fat	−0.46	<0.0001	−0.40	<0.0001
WHR	−0.44	<0.0001	−0.37	<0.0001
Total testosterone	−0.09	0.35	−0.06	0.51
SHBG	0.60	<0.0001	0.59	<0.0001
Free testosterone*	−0.30	<0.001	−0.28	0.002
Total cholesterol	−0.48	<0.0001	−0.45	<0.0001
HDL cholesterol	−0.07	0.44	−0.09	0.31
LDL cholesterol	−0.34	0.0001	−0.31	<0.001
Triglycerides	−0.26	0.003	−0.22	0.02
Fasting glucose	−0.42	<0.0001	−0.39	<0.0001
Fasting insulin*	−0.38	<0.0001	−0.37	<0.0001
HOMA-IR*	−0.42	<0.0001	−0.40	<0.0001

^*Log transformed prior to analysis

BMI - body mass index, HDL - high density lipoprotein, HMW - high molecular weight,

HOMA-IR - homeostasis model assessment - insulin resistance index, LDL - low density lipoprotein,

SHBG - sex hormone binding globulin, WHR - waist-to-hip ratio,