Table 4.
Correlation between the histomorphometric findings of hirsutism and the clinical and hormone measurements according to the histomorphometric analysis.
| Variables | Surface Epithelium |
Glandular Epithelium | Stromal Cell Number | Blood Vessels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral glucose tolerance test | ||||
| Correlation coefficient | −0.082 | −0.189 | −0.010 | 0.001 |
| p value | 0.633 | 0.269 | 0.953 | 0.994 |
| Fasting insulin | ||||
| Correlation coefficient | 0.229 | 0.028 | 0.435 ** | −0.344 * |
| p value | 0.185 | 0.875 | 0.009 | 0.043 |
| BMI | ||||
| Correlation coefficient | −0.217 | −0.393 * | −0.225 | 0.150 |
| Abdominal circumference | ||||
| Correlation coefficient | −0.070 | −0.139 | 0.048 | −0.086 |
| p value | 0.691 | 0.425 | 0.785 | 0.624 |
| Abdominal circumference/height ratio | ||||
| Correlation coefficient | −0.078 | −0.214 | 0.062 | −0.108 |
| % Free testosterone | ||||
| Correlation coefficient | 0.431 ** | −0.139 | 0.434 ** | −0.348 * |
| p value | 0.009 | 0.419 | 0.008 | 0.038 |
| Bioavailable testosterone | ||||
| Correlation coefficient | 0.429 ** | −0.140 | 0.436 ** | −0.350 * |
| p value | 0.008 | 0.414 | 0.008 | 0.036 |
| FSH | ||||
| Correlation coefficient | −0.374 * | −0.131 | −0.406 * | 0.289 |
| p value | 0.025 | 0.447 | 0.014 | 0.087 |
| LH | ||||
| Correlation coefficient | 0.284 | −0.162 | 0.274 | −0.122 |
| p value | 0.093 | 0.345 | 0.106 | 0.478 |
| SDHEA | ||||
| Correlation coefficient | 0.026 | 0.178 | 0.274 | −0.085 |
| p value | 0.882 | 0.299 | 0.106 | 0.622 |
Spearman’s correlation was applied for continuous clinical and laboratory variables with histological data. * negative correlation, ** positive correlation.