Table 4 Correlations between basal serum OS markers with metabolic and androgen parameters.

From: Growth hormone alleviates oxidative stress and improves oocyte quality in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

Serum OS markers

FINS (micro IU/L)

HOMA-IR

TT (ng/mL)

SHBG (nmol/L)

r

P

r

P

r

P

r

P

MDA (µmol/L)

0.04

0.69

0.02

0.81

0.15

0.13

− 0.08

0.43

SOD (U/mg prot)

− 0.08

0.41

− 0.08

0.41

− 0.04

0.67

0.14

0.15

TAC (mmol Trolox Eq/L)

− 0.06

0.53

− 0.06

0.53

− 0.13

0.18

0.08

0.40

TOS (µmol H2O2 Eq/L)

0.23

0.02

0.23

0.02

0.22

0.02

− 0.21

0.03

OSI

0.33

0.00

0.32

0.00

0.28

0.00

− 0.28

0.00

  1. MDA malondialdehyde, SOD superoxide dismutase, TAC total antioxidant capacity, TOS total oxidant status, OSI oxidative stress index, FINS fasting insulin, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, TT total testosterone, SHBG sex hormone binding globulin, r Pearson correlation coefficient.
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