Table 3.
Bivariate associations between prolactin and hormonal and metabolic variables in patients with PCOS.
| Variables | R | P |
|---|---|---|
| Age | −0.123* | 0.001 |
| Systolic pressure (mmHg) | −0.062 | 0.079 |
| Diastolic pressure (mmHg) | −0.030 | 0.396 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | −0.086* | 0.016 |
| WC (cm) | −0.302** | 0.000 |
| HC (cm) | −0.313** | 0.000 |
| Waist–hip ratio | −0.074 | 0.356 |
| Basal serum LH (IU/L) | −0.144** | 0.000 |
| Basal serum FSH (IU/L) | 0.000 | 0.999 |
| LH/FSH | −0.154** | 0.000 |
| Basal serum E2 (pmol/L) | −0.071* | 0.047 |
| Basal serum T (nmol/L) | −0.035 | 0.320 |
| FINS (pmol/L) | −0.152** | 0.000 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 0.042 | 0.234 |
| HOMA-IR | −0.144** | 0.000 |
| HOMA-β | −0.165** | 0.000 |
| TG (mmol/L) | −0.107* | 0.004 |
| TC (mmol/L) | −0.014 | 0.702 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.084* | 0.025 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | −0.027 | 0.463 |
| AST (U/L) | −0.048 | 0.173 |
| ALT (U/L) | −0.077* | 0.030 |
Data shown are Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001.