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. 2021 Feb 26;16(2):e0246862. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246862

Table 4. Comparison of lean vs. obese women in each individual phenotype (p-values only).

Variable Lean A vs. Obese A Lean B vs. Obese B Lean C vs. Obese C Lean D vs. Obese D
WHR 0.002 0.576 0.118 <0.0001
FBS (mg/dl) 0.046 0.305 0.734 0.001
2h glucose (mg/dl) 0.176 0.473 0.084 0.001
Insulin (μIU/ml) 0.001 0.501 0.303 <0.0001
HOMA-IR <0.0001 0.703 0.283 <0.0001
QUICKI 0.011 0.728 0.476 <0.0001
FSH (mIU/ml) 0.427 0.265 0.955 0.364
LH (mIU/ml) 0.029 0.663 0.496 0.021
LH:FSH 0.013 0.240 0.489 0.073
TT (ng/dl) 0.087 0.446 0.346 0.064
SHBG (nmol/l) 0.007 0.154 0.154 0.010
Free-T (pmol/l) 0.959 0.629 0.925 0.416
Bio-T (nmol/l) 0.840 0.618 0.935 0.676
FAI 0.230 0.126 0.912 0.121
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) 0.105 0.454 0.988 0.055
HDL-C (mg/dl) 0.002 <0.0001 0.269 <0.0001
TG (mg/dl) 0.005 0.538 0.765 <0.0001
LDL-C (mg/dl) 0.007 0.798 0.580 0.010
LAP <0.0001 0.024 0.004 <0.0001
VAI 0.001 0.004 0.856 <0.0001
ApoA1 (mg/dl) 0.727 0.214 0.639 0.011
ApoB (mg/dl) 0.184 0.188 0.776 0.972
ApoB:ApoA1 0.252 0.826 0.607 0.032

Note: Significant differences (P<0.05) are indicated in bold.

ApoA-1 = apolipoprotein A-1, ApoB = apolipoprotein B, Bio-T = bioavailable testosterone, FAI = free androgen index, FBS = fasting glucose, Free-T = free testosterone, HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol, HOMA-IR = homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance, LAP = lipid accumulation product, LDL-C = low density lipoprotein, QUICKI = quantitative insulin sensitivity check index, SHBG = sex hormone binding globulin, TG = triglycerides, TT = total testosterone, VAI = visceral adiposity index, WHR = waist to hip ratio.