Table 2 Relationship between chosen parameters and kisspeptin in lean PCOS patients.

From: Mechanism of elevated LH/FSH ratio in lean PCOS revisited: a path analysis

Parameters

Estimation

95% Confidence interval

P value*

Lower bound

Upper bound

NKB

− 0.101

− 0.279

0.078

0.268

Dynorphin

− 0.294

− 0.472

− 0.116

0.001

Testosterone

1.045

0.008

3.753

0.049

SHBG

− 1.072

− 3.879

− 0.018

0.048

FAI

− 1.497

− 3.638

0.033

0.054

FG score

0.127

− 0.155

0.713

0.205

Fasting glucose

0.091

0.803

2.234

0.352

Fasting insulin

4.913

− 6.287

22.244

0.270

HOMA-IR

− 5.061

− 22.121

6.334

0.273

AMH

− 0.099

− 0.520

0.194

0.368

FSH

0.019

− 0.350

0.423

0.852

LH

0.466

− 0.414

2.011

0.194

LH/FSH ratio

0.036

− 0.469

0.653

0.745

Leptin

− 0.188

− 0.649

0.050

0.092

Adiponectin

0.052

− 0.301

0.490

0.636

BMI (kg/m2)

0.036

− 0.626

0.848

0.767

Weight (kg)

− 0.104

− 1.022

0.422

0.411

Waist circumference (cm)

0.027

− 0.539

0.705

0.791

  1. *Linear regression test.
  2. Significant values are in bold.