Research Article

Obesity and Insulin Resistance Are the Main Determinants of Postprandial Lipoprotein Dysmetabolism in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Table 6

Correlations between AUC-TG, AUC-HDL-chol, AUC-apoB-48, AUC-apoB, AUC-glucose, AUC-insulin, and other variables.

AUC-TG
(mmol/L⋅8 hrs)
AUC-HDL 
(mmol/L⋅8 hrs)

(μg/mL⋅8 hrs)
AUC-B 
(g/dL⋅8 hrs)
AUC-glucose 
(mmol/L⋅8 hrs)
AUC-insulin
(pmol/L⋅8 hrs)

AUC-TG (mmol/L⋅8 hrs)1.000−0.5400.5240.4840.3040.542
AUC-HDL-chol (mmol/L⋅8 hrs)−0.5401.000−0.229−0.225−0.309−0.488
(μg/mL⋅8 hrs)0.524−0.2291.0000.2980.1710.165
AUC-apoB (g/dL⋅8 hrs)0.484−0.2250.2981.0000.0380.206
AUC-glucose (mmol/L⋅8 hrs)0.304−0.3090.1710.0381.0000.634
AUC-insulin (pmol/L⋅8 hrs)0.542−0.4880.1650.2060.6341.000

⁢Age, PCOS status
Age (years)0.125−0.010−0.0250.1340.342−0.014
PCOS0.284−0.2840.2010.0570.3150.579

⁢Androgens, SHBG
T (nmol/L)0.133−0.1630.115−0.0230.0920.331
SHBG (nmol/L)−0.3780.443−0.277−0.277−0.305−0.550
FAI0.294−0.3500.2270.1250.2260.530
Androstenedione (nmol/L)0.078−0.271−0.014−0.0560.1460.416
DHEAS (μmol/L)−0.068−0.0480.108−0.2890.1250.158

⁢Anthropometrics
Waist (cm)0.314−0.4830.0630.0800.3720.661
Hip (cm)0.216−0.285−0.0640.1540.3560.609
Waist : Hip0.237−0.4390.163−0.0470.1930.360
Weight (kg)0.357−0.3780.0590.2760.2710.639
BMI (kg/m2)0.316−0.4560.0330.1840.4140.686
% Body fat mass (%)0.378−0.4440.0090.1640.3680.539
% Body lean mass (%)−0.1280.2400.085−0.152−0.348−0.381
% Body water (%)−0.3420.389−0.031−0.178−0.314−0.487

⁢IR, insulin sensitivity, and variables derived from the fsIVGTT
(μmol2/L2)0.568−0.4990.1300.2290.3660.800
(×10−4 min−1/mU/L)−0.6010.454−0.223−0.262−0.453−0.810
(min−1)−0.3640.159−0.266−0.232−0.083−0.171
AIRG (mU⋅L−1⋅min)0.029−0.090−0.2820.100−0.4100.153
DI−0.3640.226−0.328−0.139−0.558−0.391

Correlations after log transformation.
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