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Table 5 Correlation of homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and the clinical and metabolic profile of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (POCS) and healthy controls

From: A study of ghrelin and leptin levels and their relationship to metabolic profiles in obese and lean Saudi women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Correlation between HOMA-IR and:

PCOS

Control

r

p

r

p

Age

−0.183

0.038*

0.144

0.115

Body mass index (BMI)

0.342

0.0001**

0.634

< 0.0001**

Weight/height ratio

0.212

0.024*

0.518

< 0.0001**

Cholesterol

0.168

0.057

0.382

< 0.0001**

Triglyceride

0.325

0.0001**

0.350

< 0.0001**

HDL-C

−0.210

0.016*

−0.389

< 0.0001**

LDL-C

0.268

0.002**

0.529

< 0.0001**

Leptin

0.316

0.0001**

0.611

< 0.0001**

fasting ghrelin

−0.279

0.001**

−0.637

< 0.0001**

Fasting insulin

0.970

0.0001**

0.984

< 0.0001**

Fasting glucose

0.463

0.0001**

0.560

< 0.0001**

HOMA-S (insulin secretion)

0.698

0.0001**

0.405

< 0.0001**

  1. *Significant (p < 0.05)
  2. ** Highly Significant (p < 0.001)