Table 2.
Levels of biochemistry measurements and sex hormones in overweight and obese PCOS patients.
| Mean ± SD | Median (P25, P75) |
95% CI | Normality test (Shapiro-Wilk) | Reference Standard | Number of subjects (percentage) within normal range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG (mmol/L) |
2.06 ± 1.34 | 1.72 (1.27, 2.49) |
0.59—6.97 | p < 0.001 | ≤ 1.70 | N = 42 (48.3%) |
| TC (mmol/L) |
5.01 ± 0.97 | 4.82 (4.2, 5.66) |
3.48—7.14 | p = 0.079 | ≤ 5.18 | N = 52 (59.8%) |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) |
1.09 ± 0.21 | 1.05 (0.96, 1.25) |
0.72—1.64 | p = 0.023 | > 1.04 | N = 45 (51.7%) |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) |
3.08 ± 0.80 | 3.0 (2.45, 3.68) |
1.72—4.93 | p = 0.20 | ≤ 3.34 | N = 57 (65.5%) |
| Glucose (mmol/L) |
5.17 ± 0.58 | 5.07 (4.81, 5.44) |
4.25—6.7 | p = 0.018 | ≤ 6.10 | N = 83 (92.2%) |
| Insulin (pmol/L) |
109.91 ± 70.83 | 89.59 (64.23, 149.43) |
13.96—335.17 | p = 0.001 | 21—174 | N =70 (80.5%) |
| FSH (IU/L) |
5.98 ± 1.76 | 5.97 (4.91, 7.25) |
2.27—9.37 | p = 0.942 | 2.5—10.2 | N = 85 (97.7%) |
| LH (IU/L) |
9.38 ± 6.0 | 7.71 (4.95, 11.99) |
1.91—25.33 | p < 0.001 | 1.9—12.5 | N = 66 (75.9%) |
| LH/FSH ratio | 1.59 ± 0.91 | 1.28 (0.98, 2.05) |
0.40—4.30 | p < 0.001 | ≤ 2 | N = 64 (73.5%) |
| Estradiol (pg/mL) |
60.43 ± 45.01 | 49.91 (42.81, 61.3) |
18.22—209.73 | p < 0.001 | 19.5—144.2 | N = 81 (93.1%) |
| Progesterone (ng/mL) |
1.08 ± 3.17 | 0.49 (0.27, 0.75) |
0.03—7.59 | p < 0.001 | ≤ 1.4 | N = 80 (92.0%) |
| TT (pg/mL) |
486.26 ± 216.78 | 439.31 (314.4, 604.54) |
208.52—1065.7 | p < 0.001 | 90—550 | N = 57 (65.5%) |
| FT (pg/mL) |
9.02 ± 4.87 | 8.98 (5.93, 12.4) |
1.08—20.58 | p = 0.101 | 0.8—7.4 | N = 38 (43.7%) |
| SHBG (nmol/L) |
48.9 ± 58.06 | 26.6 (16.8, 45.7) |
9.02—250.0 | p < 0.001 | > 34.3 | N = 29 (33.3%) |
| Prolactin (ng/mL) |
11.42 ± 5.49 | 10.44 (8.13, 13.35) |
4.43—31.07 | p < 0.001 | 2.8—29.2 | N = 85 (97.7%) |
SD, standard deviation; CI, confidence interval; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; FSH, follicle stimulating hormone; LH, luteinizing hormone; LH/FSH, luteinizing hormone/follicle stimulating hormone; TT, total testosterone; FT, free testosterone; SHBG, sex hormone-binding globulin.