Table 3.

Correlation among changes in sex hormones, HOMA-IR index, and depression scores within both experimental and control groups.

Variables	Experimental group (n = 30)				Control group (n = 30)
	HOMA-IR index		Depression scores		HOMA-IR index		Depression scores
	R	P –value	R	P –value	R	P –value	R	P –value
Estradiol hormone (Pg/ml)	0.423	0.005∗	0.277	0.070	0.034	0.430	0.106	0.288
Total testosterone hormone (ng/ml)	0.364	0.013∗	-0.237	0.104	-0.032	0.434	0.211	0.132
Free testosterone hormone (pg/ml)	0.318	0.028∗	0.135	0.238	0.037	0.423	0.085	0.328
SHBG hormone (nmol/ml)	-0.594	0.001∗	-0.349	0.069	0.002	0.495	-0.078	0.342

SHBG: Sex Hormone Binding Globulin. HOMA-IR index: Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance.

r: Correlation coefficient.

∗: Correlation is significant at P ≤ 0.05 according to Pearson's correlation coefficient.