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Table 2 Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on various androgen biomarkers and hirsutism

From: Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on biochemical hyperandrogenism in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

 

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

  1. NPI Non-pharmacological interventions, T Testosterone, FAI Free androgen index, SHBG Sex hormone-generating globulin, DHEAS Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, DHEA Dehydroepiandrosterone, A4 Androstenedione, FT Free testosterone, DHT Dihydrotestosterone, mFG Ferriman-Gallwey scores