Table 4.

Regression analysis on the effect of prolactin upon hormonal and metabolic outcomes in patients with PCOS.

Variables	PRL	Age	BMI	R	R2	Adjusted R2
WC (cm)	−0.001	2.349	2.537	0.217	0.047	0.029
HC (cm)	−0.008	−0.325*	1.867**	0.777	0.603	0.596
Basal serum LH (nmol/L)	−0.009**	−0.168*	−0.311**	0.261	0.068	0.065
LH/FSH	−0.001**	−0.025*	−0.029**	0.216	0.047	0.043
E2 (pmol/L)	−0.055*	1.245	−1.280	0.108	0.012	0.008
FINS (pmol/L)	−0.066*	−1.399	7.991**	0.334	0.112	0.108
HOMA-IR (log10)	−0.102*	−0.033	0.293**	0.210	0.044	0.041
HOMA-β	−0.121*	−2.877	11.709**	0.302	0.091	0.088
TG (mmol/L)	0.000	0.019	0.081**	0.319	0.102	0.098
HDL-C (mmol/L)	0.733	−0.007*	−0.031**	0.413	0.170	0.167
ALT (U/L)	−0.004	−0.046	1.819**	0.211	0.044	0.041

Multiple regression analyses were performed with metabolic and hormonal outcomes as dependent variables and prolactin, age, and BMI as explanatory variables.

Data are presented as B-values (P-levels): *P < 0.05, **P< 0.001.