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Table 2 Correlations between UA/Cr ratio and FAI with other variables in obese women with PCOS

From: Serum uric acid/creatinine ratio and free androgen index are synergistically associated with increased risk of polycystic ovary syndrome in obese women

Variables

UA/Cr ratio

FAI

r

P

r

P

Age (years)

0.157

0.334

0.142

0.382

BMI (Kg/m 2 )

0.499

0.001*

0.511

0.001*

WC (cm)

0.998

0.001*

0.816

< 0.001*

Neck circumference (cm)

0.539

0.001*

0.333

0.036*

SBP (mm Hg)

0.319

0.045*

0.083

0.609

DBP (mm Hg)

0.658

< 0.001*

0.026

0.875

FPG (mmol/l)

0.073

0.655

0.06

0.715

Fasting insulin (µU/ml)

0.531

< 0.001*

0.398

0.01*

HOMA-IR

0.312

0.05*

0.415

0.04*

TC (mmol/l)

0.729

< 0.001*

0.711

< 0.001*

TGs (mmol/l)

0.496

0.001*

0.517

< 0.001*

LDL-C (mmol/l)

0.727

< 0.001*

0.538

< 0.001*

HDL-C (mmol/l)

-0.839

< 0.001*

-0.691

< 0.001*

LH/FSH (IU/L)

0.618

< 0.001*

0.465

0.002*

Estradiol (pmol/L)

0.940

< 0.001*

0.689

< 0.001*

DHEAS (µmol/L)

0.453

0.003*

0.415

0.008*

SHBG (nmol/L)

-0.572

< 0.001*

 -

 -

Total testosterone (nmol/L)

0.733

< 0.001*

 -

 -

FAI

0.810

< 0.001*

 -

 -

  1. PCOS Polycystic ovary syndrome, BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, FPG Fasting plasma glucose, HOMA-IR Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, TC Total cholesterol, TGs Triglycerides, LDL-C Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C High density lipoprotein cholesterol, LH Luteinizing hormone, FSH Follicle stimulating hormone, DHEAS Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, SHBG Sex hormone binding globulin, UA/Cr Uric acid/creatinine, FAI Free androgen index. 
  2. *P is significant if ≤ 0.05