Table 2.
The correlation between epicardial adipose tissue thickness and metabolic parameters in patients with PCOS and control group
|
Parameter |
PCOS group (n = 66) |
Control group (n = 50) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p value | r | p value | |
| Age |
0,248 |
0,045* |
0,231 |
0,106 |
| BMI |
0,641 |
0,0001** |
0,314 |
0,027* |
| WC |
0,563 |
0,0001** |
0,258 |
0,070 |
| FG score |
0,061 |
0,626 |
|
|
| Fasting glucose |
0,072 |
0,565 |
0,137 |
0,342 |
| Fasting insulin |
0,472 |
0,0001** |
0,088 |
0,545 |
| HOMA-IR |
0,641 |
0,0001** |
0,300 |
0,034* |
| Total cholesterol |
0,216 |
0,081 |
0,299 |
0,035* |
| Triglyceride |
0,363 |
0,003** |
0,382 |
0,006** |
| LDL cholesterol |
0,213 |
0,085 |
0,274 |
0,054 |
| HDL cholesterol |
-0,200 |
0,108 |
-0,243 |
0,093 |
| hsCRP |
0,324 |
0,008** |
0,096 |
0,507 |
| NGAL |
0,086 |
0,494 |
-0,051 |
0,727 |
| TSH |
-0,110 |
0,377 |
0,010 |
0,946 |
| Estradiol |
0,026 |
0,834 |
0,029 |
0,846 |
| LH/FSH |
-0,367 |
0,068 |
|
|
| DHEAS |
-0,133 |
0,286 |
-0,011 |
0,939 |
| Total testosterone | 0,185 | 0,137 | 0,078 | 0,596 |
r indicates Spearman’s rho correlation coefficient; *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level. a log transformed. BMI body mass index, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, hs-CRP high-sensitive C- reactive protein, NGAL neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone, FSH follicle-stimulating hormone, LH luteinizing hormone, DHEAS dehydroepiandrosterone sulfat.