title: "Etiological characterization of hirsutism by means of a chemometric technique: the linear discriminant analysis".
abstract: This preliminary study concerns the evaluation of a chemometric technique, the so called Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) for an adequate nosological characterization of the more common forms of hirsutism: i.e., the Micropolycystic Ovary Syndrome (MPCO) and the Idiopathic Hirsutism (I.H.). The obtained data and, particularly, the evidence of statistically significant values of the Linear Discriminant Function (mean = 12.7; p less than 0.02), clearly show the effectiveness of LDA as a practical and suitable method for a more proper detection and classification of MPCO and I.H.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Medica, Università di Messina.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sobbrio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Granata
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Arrigo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Egitto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Trimarchi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Granese
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pullé
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000097:blood / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones