Table 1.

Patient’s initial biochemical and hormonal characteristics.

Parameters	Patient’s values	Normal values
Glucose (mg/dL)	79	70–100
Insulin (μIU/mL)	50.6	1.9–23
HbA1c (%)	5.5	4.3–5.6
HOMA-IR	9.87
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	226	110–200
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	46	35–70
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	151	60–130
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	146	40–175
Leptin (μg/L)	26.1	2.4–24.4
Adiponectin (mg/L)	2.3	4.5–17.7
Urea (mg/dL)	34	11–54
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.6	0.6–1.2
Albumin (g/dL)	4.2	3.5–5
AST (IU/L)	40	10–35
ALT (IU/L)	51	10–35
Alp (IU/L)	45	30–125
γGT (IU/L)	15	6–32
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.4	0.1–1
LDH (U/L)	234	115–230
CK (IU/L)	894	25–160
Aldolase (IU/L)	10.4	0–7.6
TSH (μIU/mL)	1.17	0.34–5.6
Free T4 (ng/dL)	0.8	0.6–1.37
T3 (ng/mL)	1.24	0.56–1.56
Anti-TPO (IU/mL)	938	<35
Anti-TG (IU/mL)	1181	<40
FSH (IU/L)	5.7	3.85–8.8
LH (IU/L)	7.3	2.1–10.9
Estradiol (pmol/L)	190	88–418
Testosterone (ng/mL)	0.7	<0.75
Calculated free testosterone (pg/mL)	18.6	0.8–7.4
SHBG (nmol/L)	15.7	18.2–135.5
DHEAS (μg/dL)	422	18–391

γGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; Alp, Alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; anti-TG, antibody against thyroglobulin; anti-TPO, antibody against thyroid peroxidase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CK, creatine kinase; DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; HDL, high density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; LDL, low density lipoprotein; SHBG, sex hormone binding globulin.