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Table 2 Correlation coefficients of steroid and lipid serum levels and fat measurements

From: Impact of body mass index and fat distribution on sex steroid levels in endometrial carcinoma: a retrospective study

 

BMI

WC

TAV

VAV

SAVa

VAV%b

Sex steroids

 Estradiol (pmol/L)

.62**

.64**

.74**

.58**

.74**

−.06

 Androstenedione (nmol/L)

.26

.33*

.37*

.29

.43**

−.17

 Testosterone (nmol/L)

.17

.31

.29

.19

.31

−.15

 DHEAS (μmol/L)

.36*

.31

.30

.35*

.34*

−.10

Lipids

 Cholesterol (mmol/L)

−.07

−.08

−.19

−.08

−.20

.01

 HDL (mmol/L)

−.23

−.37*

−.45**

−.39*

−.42**

−.15

 LDL (mmol/L)

−.03

−.03

−.13

−.02

−.12

−.01

 NHDL (mmol/L)

−.00

.01

−.08

.01

−.09

.05

 Triglycerides (mmol/L)

−.05

.17

.15

.14

.09

.36*

 Chol/HDL ratio

.17

.27

.29

.30

.27

--.13

  1. a SAV analysis is limited to 38 patients, b proportion of VAV in relation to TAV, * p < 0.05, **p < 0.01