Table 4.

Correlations between lipid parameters and HOMA-IR in PCOS women.

	Unadjusted		Adjusted a
	r	P	r	P
TC (mmol/L)	0.175	0.000	0.160	0.002*
TG (mmol/L)	0.433	0.000	0.378	0.000*
LDL (mmol/L)	-0.089	0.029	0.029	0.579
HDL (mmol/L)	0.185	0.000	0.121	0.022*
Apo-A (g/L)	-0.082	0.044	0.075	0.154
Apo-B (g/L)	0.309	0.000	0.204	0.000*
FFA (mmol/L)	0.018	0.653	0.014	0.785
AI	0.145	0.000	0.016	0.761
TG/HDL	0.455	0.000	0.335	0.000*
Apo-B/Apo-A	0.263	0.000	0.096	0.068

HOMA-IR, Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; TC,Total cholesterol; TG, Triglycerides; LDL, Low-density lipoprotein; HDL, High-density lipoprotein; Apo-A, Apoprotein A; Apo-B, Apoprotein B; FFA, Free fatty acid; AI, Atherosclerosis index. P^a: adjusted for age, BMI, and WC.

P*: The differences were considered significant.