Table 2 Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on various androgen biomarkers and hirsutism
| Â | No. of trials | Samples (NPI: control) | Meta-analysis | Heterogeneity (I2%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SMD | 95%CI | p-Value | ||||
T | 16 | 1013(525:488) | -0.57 | -0.86, -0.29 | 0.00 | 78.4 |
FAI | 4 | 284(138:146) | -0.02 | -0.27, 0.24 | 0.89 | 0.0 |
SHGB | 7 | 424(223:201) | 0.06 | -0.15, 0.27 | 0.55 | 13.4 |
DHEAS | 6 | 236(134:102) | -0.32 | -0.71, 0.08 | 0.12 | 52.9 |
DHEA | 3 | 120(74:46) | -0.26 | -0.63, 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.0 |
A4 | 5 | 286(146:140) | -1.37 | -2.63, -0.12 | 0.03 | 95.2 |
FT | 3 | 120(74:46) | -0.85 | -1.88, 0.19 | 0.11 | 84.4 |
DHT | 2 | 98(61:37) | -0.25 | -0.66, 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.0 |
mFG | 5 | 238(143:95) | -0.81 | -1.26, -0.37 | 0.00 | 0.0 |