Table 5.
Bivariate associations between prolactin and hormonal and metabolic variables in non-PCOS patients.
| Variables | R | P |
|---|---|---|
| Age | −0.171** | 0.000 |
| Systolic pressure (mmHg) | −0.025 | 0.505 |
| Diastolic pressure (mmHg) | 0.004 | 0.916 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | −0.130* | 0.001 |
| WC (cm) | −0.099 | 0.059 |
| HC (cm) | −0.007 | 0.894 |
| Waist–hip ratio | −0.142* | 0.007 |
| Basal serum LH (IU/L) | 0.094* | 0.013 |
| Basal serum FSH (IU/L) | −0.040 | 0.292 |
| LH/FSH | 0.120* | 0.001 |
| Basal serum E2 (pmol/L) | 0.040 | 0.294 |
| Basal serum T (nmol/L) | 0.076* | 0.046 |
| FINS (pmol/L) | 0.018 | 0.018 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | −0.012 | 0.752 |
| HOMA-IR | 0.012 | 0.755 |
| HOMA-β | 0.034 | 0.365 |
| TG (mmol/L) | −0.053 | 0.177 |
| TC (mmol/L) | −0.017 | 0.676 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.059 | 0.132 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | −0.021 | 0.587 |
| AST (U/L) | −0.063 | 0.100 |
| ALT (U/L) | −0.065 | 0.177 |
Data shown are Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001.