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Table 3 Correlation of carotid intima media thickness with cardiometabolic parameters

From: Copeptin, a surrogate marker for arginine vasopressin, is associated with cardiovascular risk in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

Variable

R

P

Waist/hip ratio

0.18

0.141

Fasting glucose

0.02

0.450

Fasting insulin

0.28

0.02*

HOMA

0.29

0.02*

TG

0.31

0.01*

TC

0.11

0.254

HDL-C

-0.35

0.013*

LDL-C

0.08

0.327

hsCRP

0.3

<0.01*

Free testeron

0.28

0.03*

Copeptin

0.39

<0.001*

FG score

0.26

0.04*

  1. *p <0.05 was accepted as statistically significant.
  2. CIMT: carotid intima-media thickness, hsCRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein, FG score: Ferriman–Gallwey score, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HOMA: homeostasis model assessment, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, R: Pearson linear correlation coefficient.