Comparison of the efficacy of different androgens measured by LC-MS/MS in representing hyperandrogenemia and an evaluation of adrenal-origin androgens with a dexamethasone suppression test in patients with PCOS

Table 2 Correlations of different androgens in PCOS patients and healthy volunteers

Correlations of variables	PCOS		Healthy volunteers		Total
Correlations of variables	r	P value	r	P value	r	P value
TT and AD	0.799	< 0.001	0.821	< 0.001	0.843	< 0.001
TT and DHEA	0.382	< 0.001	0.250	0.115	0.337	< 0.001
TT and DHEA-S	0.102	0.309	0.180	0.260	0.213	0.011
AD and DHEA	0.447	< 0.001	0.647	< 0.001	0.427	< 0.001
AD and DHEA-S	0.201	0.043	0.400	0.009	0.315	< 0.001
DHEA and DHEA-S	0.321	0.001	0.459	0.003	0.348	< 0.001

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