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Table 6 Correlation between maternal androgen levels in pregnancy and child cognitive function measured by WPPSI-III/WISC-IV sum scores

From: Cognitive function in metformin exposed children, born to mothers with PCOS – follow-up of an RCT

 

FIQ

VC

WM

PO

PS

Testosterone (T) at inclusion

.093

.117

−.084

.036

.076

T w 19

.223

.181

.038

.105

.162

T w 32

.205

.156

.144

.060

.158

T w 36

.218

.108

.158

.097

.200

Androstenedione (A) at inclusion

.010

.024

−.073

.001

.005

A w 19

.236

.155

.063

.130

.214

A w 32

.232

.163

.190

.104

.165

A w 36

.255

.157

.176

.124

.224

Free testosterone index (FTI) at inclusion

−.054

.004

−.096

−.087

−.042

FTI w 19

.252

.224

.129

.122

.148

FTI w 32

.228

.117

.166

.100

.156

FTI w 36

.197

.127

.159

.080

.158

  1. W pregnancy week, FIQ full scale IQ, VC verbal comprehension, WM working memory, PO perceptual organization, PS processing speed. Statistically significant correlations are marked by bold numbers