Metastatin as a Marker for Hyperandrogenemia in Iraqi Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Table 2

Correlations between kisspeptin with demographic and clinical characteristics and hormonal and metabolic profiles of all subjects (including controls).

Parameters	Correlation coefficient (r)	value
Age	0.016	0.886
Parity	0.131	0.228
BMI	0.066	0.541
Hirsutism	0.648
Acne	0.073	0.500
LH	0.139	0.199
FSH	−0.194	0.072
TSH	−0.045	0.679
PRL	−0.133	0.218
SHBG	−0.032	0.772
Testosterone	0.238
DHEAS	−0.101	0.353
FPG	−0.064	0.558

PRL: prolactin, SHBG: sex hormone-binding globulin, DHEAS: dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and FPG: fasting blood glucose.