Free Testosterone Reflects Metabolic as well as Ovarian Disturbances in Subfertile Oligomenorrheic Women

Table 2

Correlation matrix.

	Total T	A4	Free T	SHBG
Total T	1
A4	0.92	1
Free T	0.82	0.83	1
SHBG	−0.05	−0.21	−0.58	1
E2	0.45	0.42	0.30	0.11
E1	0.54	0.60	0.47	−0.12
LH	0.59	0.57	0.51	−0.06
FSH	−0.10	−0.14	−0.28	0.35
LH/FSH	0.61	0.61	0.62	−0.21

Data are reported as Spearman’s . after the Bonferroni correction. Total T: total testosterone; A4: androstenedione; free T: calculated free testosterone; SHBG: sex hormone-binding globulin; E2: estradiol; E1: estrone; LH: luteinizing hormone; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone.