Table 2.

Basal characteristics of the control and PCOS groups

Parameters	Normal value	Control (n=64) (Mean±SE)	PCOS (n=68) (Mean±SE)	p-value
Age	20–45 (years)	27.6±6.44	26.18±5.85	0.360
WHR	0.75–1.15	0.925±0.01	0.771±0.01	0.001
Testosterone	0.08–0.48 ng/ml	0.19±0.02	0.39±0.02	<0.001
Prolactin	4.97–23.30 ng/ml	14.46±0.84	24.03±1.41	<0.001
Estrogen	12.5–166 (pg/ml)	32.93±3.99	49.76±4.05	0.006
TSH	0.27–4.2 ulU/ml	1.60±0.13	1.99±0.12	0.03
FSH	3.5–12.5 mlU/ml	6.57±0.37	6.43±0.21	0.74
LH	2.40–12.60 mlU/ml	7.44±0.48	14.64±1.00	<0.001
LH/FSH ratio	0–2	1.18±0.08	2.40±0.18	<0.001

Data are presented as Mean±SE. Statistical significance between control and PCOS groups was determined using independent t-tests for normally distributed data