Table 3 Correlation coefficients among the oxidative stress markers, metabolic markers and heavy metals in the PCOS group.

From: Antioxidant status in relation to heavy metals induced oxidative stress in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

 

As

r(P)

Cd

r(P)

Pb

r(P)

Hg

r(P)

SOD

r(P)

GSH

r(P)

BMI

0.06 (0.73)

0.06 (0.74)

0.23 (0.20)

0.29 (0.11)

0.04 (0.8)

0.17 (0.30)

FBS

0.09 (0.50)

− 0.02 (0.88)

− 0.03 (0.78)

0.29 (0.004)**

− 0.26 (0.06)

− 0.19 (0.18)

HbA1c

0.01 (0.90)

0.22 (0.12)

− 0.18 (0.18)

0.27 (0.05)*

 0.32 (0.02)*

0.006 (0.99)

TC

− 0.09 (0.49)

0.30 (0.02)*

− 0.05 (0.68)

0.14 (0.30)

0.11 (0.43)

0.02 (0.84)

TG

0.02 (0.84)

− 0.07 (0.62)

0.02 (0.85)

0.01 (0.30)

0.13 (0.33)

− 0.19 (0.17)

HDL

− 0.02 (0.86)

− 0.19 (0.18)

− 0.07 (0.61)

− 0.03 (0.80)

− 0.04 (0.77)

0.14 (0.32)

LDL

0.007 (0.96)

− 0.18 (0.20)

− 0.01 (0.96)

0.15 (0.2)

0.10 (0.48)

0.004 (0.97)

LH

0.003 (0.84)

− 0.19 (0.17)

− 0.16 (0.25)

 

0.03 (0.007)**

− 0.02 (0.86)

SOD

 0.1 (0.04)**

− 0.11 (0.40)

 0.32 (0.02)*

− 0.16 (0.21)

− 0.04 (0.73)

GSH

 0.41 (0.002)**

− 0.16 (0.22)

 0.24 (0.04)*

 0.023 (0.0098)*

− 0.04 (0.73)

  1. *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01.