The Relationship of Functional Status of Cortisol, Testosterone, and Parameters of Metabolic Syndrome in Male Schizophrenics

Table 3

Linear correlation analysis between predictors and metabolic risk factors in male schizophrenics.

	BMI (kg/m^2)	MAP (mmHg)	Cholesterol (mmol/l)	Triglyceride (mmol/l)	FBG (mmol/l)
Cortisol (nmol/l) ()	-0.061	0.065	0.042	0.221	0.056
	0.637	0.730	0.304	8.792	0.547
	0.426	0.394	0.582	0.003	0.460
Testosterone (nmol/l) ()	-0.343	-0.240	-0.211	-0.327	-0.211
	22.999	10.522	8.019	20.646	7.992
	0.000	0.001	0.005	0.000	0.005
C/T ratio ()	0.165	0.211	0.149	0.199	0.152
	4.841	8.016	3.903	7.127	4.092
	0.029	0.005	0.050	0.008	0.045

C/T ratio: ratio of cortisol to testosterone; BMI: body mass index; MAP: mean arterial pressure; FBG: fasting blood glucose.