Table 7.
Correlations between HDL, LDL, TG, TChol values, and oxidative stress parameters and between the occurrence of abdominal obesity and oxidative stress parameters in the PCOS group (SG) and control groups (CG).
| Variable Pair | PCOS n = 26 | Control n = 21 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Spearman | p-Value | R Spearman | p-Value | |
| TChol & MDA | −0.437415 | 0.025 | 0.149351 | 0.518 |
| TChol & CAT | −0.390561 | 0.049 | −0.010390 | 0.964 |
| TChol & SOD | −0.266461 | 0.188 | 0.102631 | 0.658 |
| TChol & GPx | 0.049932 | 0.809 | 0.679441 | 0.001 |
| HDL & MDA | −0.053010 | 0.797 | 0.032468 | 0.889 |
| HDL & CAT | −0.299248 | 0.138 | −0.129870 | 0.575 |
| HDL & SOD | −0.386181 | 0.051 | 0.215005 | 0.349 |
| HDL & GPx | −0.102941 | 0.617 | −0.363754 | 0.105 |
| LDL & MDA | −0.483926 | 0.012 | 0.028571 | 0.902 |
| LDL & CAT | −0.167579 | 0.413 | 0.122078 | 0.598 |
| LDL & SOD | −0.123140 | 0.549 | −0.186424 | 0.418 |
| LDL & GPx | 0.127565 | 0.536 | 0.562520 | 0.008 |
| TG & MDA | −0.114931 | 0.576 | 0.284416 | 0.211 |
| TG & CAT | 0.058834 | 0.775 | 0.393506 | 0.078 |
| TG & SOD | 0.127609 | 0.534 | −0.399480 | 0.073 |
| TG & GPx | 0.053703 | 0.794 | 0.615135 | 0.003 |
Aggregated results. Spearman rank order correlation; MDA—malonylodialdehyde; CAT—catalase; SOD—superoxide dismutase; GPx—glutathione peroxidase; LDL—low-density lipoprotein; HDL—high-density lipoprotein; TG—tryglycerides; TChol—total cholesterol; p—p value; bold—significant differences.