Reference Intervals of Total Testosterone in Adult Filipino Men

Table 2

Spearman’s rho correlation between testosterone, SHBG, and insulin levels.

X	Y	Spearman’s rho	value	Correlation
Insulin	WHR	0.27	0.004	Weak positive
Insulin	SHBG	−0.36	0.001	Moderate negative
Insulin	Total testosterone	0.08	0.392	Insignificant
Total testosterone	HOMA2 IR^a	0.08	0.419	Insignificant
Total testosterone	SHBG^b	0.21	0.024	Weak positive

^aHomeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; ^bsex hormone-binding globulin.