Table 2.

Correlation between sex hormones (total testosterone levels, estradiol and sex hormone binding globulins) with waist circumference/waist/hip ratio/fasting plasma glucose/2 h postprandial plasma glucose/hemoglobin A1c/ fasting insulin/high sensitivity C reactive protein/homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance among the cases (n=100)

	Pearson correlation coefficients (n=100) (P)
	Total testosterone and free testosterone index	E2	SHBG levels
WC	r1=0.64, r2=0.79	−0.72	P=0.01
	P<0.01, P<0.01	0.14	P=0.59
WHR	r1=0.55, r2=0.50	−0.64	0.12
	P<0.01, P<0.01	P=0.01	P=0.66
FPG	r1=0.68, r2=0.81	0.07	−0.53
	P<0.01, P<0.01	P=0.34	P=0.01
2 h PPPG	r1=0.68, r2=0.80	−0.21	−0.49
	P<0.01, P<0.01	P=0.6	P=0.01
Fasting insulin	r1=0.54, r2=0.64	−0.28	0.53
	P<0.01, P<0.01	P=0.8	P=0.01
HbA1c	r1=0.69, r2=0.62,	−0.22	−0.53
	P<0.01, P<0.01	P=0.7	P=0.01
HS CRP	r1=0.48, r2=0.50	−0.29	0.04
	P<0.01, P<0.01	P=0.4	P=0.61
HOMA-IR	r1=0.6, r2=0.56	−0.16	−0.6
	P<0.01, P<0.01	P=0.54	P<0.01

WHR: Waist hip ratio, PPPG: Postprandial plasma glucose, FPG: Fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c, HS CRP: High sensitivity C-reactive protein, HOMA-IR: Homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance, SHBG: Sex hormone-binding globulins, WC: Waist circumference