Table 1. Pearson correlation analyses of androgen levels with clinical and biochemical parameters in PCOS women (n = 706).

	Free testosterone		Testosterone		Androstenedione		Androstenedione/free testosterone-ratio
Endocrine characteristics
Testosterone	0.735	<0.001	1		0.553	<0.001	−0.175	<0.001
Androstenedione	0.459	<0.001	0.553	<0.001	1		0.444	<0.001
Androstenedione/free testosterone-ratio	−0.518	<0.001	−0.234	<0.001	0.444	<0.001	1
SHBG	−0.649	<0.001	−0.042	0.298	−0.100	0.014	0.567	<0.001
FAI	0.967	<0.001	0.574	<0.001	0.387	<0.001	−0.560	<0.001
DHEAS	0.286	<0.001	0.222	<0.001	0.350	<0.001	0.094	0.042
Clinical characteristics
Age	−0.138	0.002	−0.136	<0.001	−0.204	<0.001	−0.051	0.265
BMI	0.390	<0.001	0.085	0.037	−0.027	0.510	−0.431	<0.001
Waist circumference	0.342	<0.001	−0.008	0.862	−0.096	0.031	−0.447	<0.001
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.245	<0.001	0.085	0.037	−0.027	0.510	−0.386	<0.001
Total body fat	0.196	0.006	0.035	0.622	0.014	0.854	−0.221	0.003
Fat mass	0.368	<0.001	0.112	0.119	0.039	0.539	−0.404	<0.001
Subcutaneous adipose tissue mass	0.329	<0.001	0.097	0.174	0.030	0.679	−0.370	<0.001
Visceral adipose tissue mass	0.321	<0.001	0.088	0.220	0.042	0.568	−0.329	<0.001
Systolic BP	0.218	<0.001	0.112	0.013	0.065	0.147	−0.171	0.001
Diastolic BP	0.190	<0.001	0.133	0.003	0.075	0.093	−0.143	0.004
Ferriman-Gallwey score	0.213	<0.001	0.044	0.301	−0.011	0.794	−0.191	<0.001
Metabolic characteristics
Fasting glucose	0.148	0.001	0.094	0.021	0.090	0.029	−0.099	0.032
2 h glucose	0.179	<0.001	−0.009	0.838	0.018	0.667	−0.196	<0.001
AUCgluc	0.135	0.015	0.019	0.688	0.033	0.491	−0.148	0.007
HbA1c	0.219	<0.001	0.050	0.237	0.045	0.291	−0.174	<0.001
Fasting insulin	0.340	<0.001	0.088	0.035	0.071	0.087	−0.314	<0.001
Insulin 2 h	0.303	<0.001	0.101	0.017	0.093	0.028	−0.314	<0.001
AUCins	0.283	<0.001	0.088	0.074	0.020	0.688	−0.288	<0.001
HOMA	0.351	<0.001	0.100	0.017	0.078	0.062	−0.314	<0.001
QUICKI	−0.340	<0.001	−0.093	0.027	−0.078	0.062	0.303	<0.001
Matsuda-index	−0.309	<0.001	−0.068	0.171	−0.067	0.183	0.295	<0.001
Oral disposition index	−0.055	0.336	0.039	0.435	−0.075	0.128	0.001	0.991
Triglycerides	0.223	<0.001	0.100	0.014	−0.013	0.746	−0.269	<0.001
Total cholesterol	0.034	0.461	0.113	0.006	0.021	0.608	−0.005	0.919
LDL cholesterol	0.094	0.064	−0.025	0.572	−0.042	0.343	−0.132	0.008
HDL cholesterol	−0.235	<0.001	0.043	0.295	0.076	0.063	0.344	<0.001
Total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol-ratio	0.212	<0.001	0.010	0.812	−0.081	0.049	−0.322	<0.001

PCOS polycystic ovary syndrome, SHBG sex-hormone binding globulin, FAI free androgen index, DHEAS dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, AUC area under the curve, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance, QUICKI quantitative insulin sensitivity check index, LDL low density lipoprotein, HDL high density lipoprotein.