Table 2.

Bivariate correlations between total and free 25(OH)D and selected hormones sorted in ascending order according to spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (rho) for total 25(OH)D in 351 healthy women (women without any abnormal laboratory parameter).

Parameter, units	Total 25(OH)D, ng/ml	Free 25(OH)D, pg/ml	Spearman's rho color gradient
FAI	-0.229**	-0.195**	-0.15>rho>-0.25, p<0.05
LH, mIE/ml	-0.177**	-0.114*	-0.10>rho≥-0.15, p<0.05
Testosterone, ng/ml	-0.174**	-0.190**	-0.05>rho≥-0.10, p<0.05
LH/FSH ratio	-0.139*	-0.116*	0.00>rho≥-0.05, p<0.05
Androstenedione, ng/ml	-0.132*	-0.121*	0.00≤rho<0.05 or p>0.05
AMH, ng/ml	-0.130*	-0.107*	0.05≤rho<0.10, p<0.05
DHEAS, ng/ml	-0.109*	-0.085	0.10≤rho<0.20, p<0.05
PRL, ng/ml	-0.099	-.119*	0.20≤rho<0.30, p<0.05
TSH, mU/L	-0.089	-0.088	0.30≤rho<0.40, p<0.05
17-Hydroxyprogesterone, ng/ml	-0.089	-0.093
T4, ng/dl	-0.086	-0.047
FSH, mIE/ml	-0.075	0.006
Progesterone, ng/ml	-0.070	-0.069
DHT, pg/ml	-0.068	-0.048
Adiol, ng/ml	-0.048	-0.048
Free T3, pg/ml	-0.024	-0.083
Estradiol, pg/ml	-0.021	0.021
Estrone, pg/mL	0.037	0.167
Cortisol, µg/dl	0.047	0.020
SHBG, nmol/l	0.195**	0.156**
E1S, ng/mL	0.302	0.404

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level; *correlation is significant at the 0.05 level. FAI, Free androgen index; LH, Luteinizing hormone; AMH, Anti-Müllerian hormone; TSH, Thyroid-stimulating hormone; DHEA-S, Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; PRL, Prolactin; FSH, Follicle-stimulating hormone; DHT, Dihydrotestosterone; SHBG, Sex hormone-binding globulin; E1S, Estrone sulfate.