Table 2 Relations between HOMA index with demographic, clinical and paraclinical characteristics of participants (n = 160)

Parameter (quantitative)

Correlation coefficient (r)

Age (years)

−0.026

Height(cm)

−0.007

Weight(kg)

− 0.078

age at menarche (years)

0.048

FSH¹ (IU/l)

0.028

LH² (IU/l)

−0.174

MDA³ (μM)

0.119

Hb⁴ (g/dl)

0.244

TSH⁵ (mU/l)

--0.052

T4⁶ (nmol/l)

−0.041

PLT⁷ (N/mm3)

0.100

BMI⁸ (kg/m2)

−0.008

SHBG⁹ (nmol/l)

−0.151

FAI¹⁰

0.178

WHR¹¹

0.053

Parameter (Qualitative)

Grouping

HOMA-IR

(Median ± IQR)

P – value

Education

Illiterate (n:5)

6.03 ± 1.98

0.16**

Under diploma/ Diploma (n:62)

3.61 ± 3.61

college education (n:93)

3.85 ± 3.18

Number of ovarian cysts

< 2 (n:7)

3.65 ± 3.14

0.55*

> = 2 (n:153)

3.89 ± 3.29

Job

Housewife (n:57)

6.76 ± 2.88

0.13*

Employed (n:103)

3.74 ± 3.31

Phenotype group

Classic (A&B) (n:120)

4.64 ± 3.16

0.001*

Non classic (C&D) (n:40)

2.58 ± 3.65

PCOS phenotype^△

A (n:83)

3.57 ± 3.18

< 0.001**

B (n:37)

5.73 ± 1.55

C (n:21)

2.61 ± 3.80

D (n:19)

2.56 ± 3.71

Marital status

Single (n:96)

3.83 ± 3.40

0.31*

Married (n:64)

3.90 ± 3.17

Physical activity

No (<  90 minutes per week) (n:66)

4.96 ± 3.03

0.03*

Yes (> = 90 minutes per week) (n:94)

3.46 ± 3.37

Economic group

poor (expenditure more than income) (n:44)

3.92 ± 2.91

0.07*

Good (expenditure less than income) (n:116)

3.81 ± 2.68

BMI group (kg/m2)

Normal (< 25) (n:85)

3.94 ± 3.39

0.25*

Overweight/obese (> = 25) (n:75)

3.63 ± 3.08