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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2014 Sep 23;27(6):356–359. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2014.01.104

Table 4.

Correlation between serum TNF-α and PCOS subjects’ pelvic ultrasound indices, degree of obesity, and hormonal data

r p

Ultrasound indices
Ovarian volume
 Left ovary −0.25 0.25
 Right ovary 0.01 0.95
 Mean ovarian volume −0.15 0.49
Peripheral follicle distribution
 Left Ovary 0.47
 Right Ovary 0.16
Follicle Number
 Left Ovary 0.69
 Right Ovary 0.62

Degree of obesity
BMI Z Score 0.18 0.41

Hormonal data
Free testosterone (pg/mL) −0.03 0.91
Fasting insulin (μU/mL) −0.07 0.79