Table 1.

General characteristics of PCOS and control groups

Parameter	PCOS (n = 161)	Control (n = 107)	P-value
Age (years)	24.79 ± 4.86	24.29 ± 4.83	0.410
BMI (kg/m2)	22.87 ± 4.06	19.91 ± 1.76	< 0.001
AMH (ng/mL)	7.85 ± 3.24	3.63 ± 1.96	< 0.001
HCY (μmol/L)	11.73 ± 3.71	6.90 ± 2.09	< 0.001
HOMA-IR	2.23 ± 1.89	1.53 ± 0.72	< 0.001
Fasting Insulin (μIU/mL)	9.91 ± 7.52	7.51 ± 3.36	< 0.001
Fasting Blood Glucose (mmol/L)	4.91 ± 0.48	4.58 ± 0.35	< 0.001
CRP (mg/L)	2.24 ± 2.73	1.35 ± 1.39	0.001
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.20 ± 0.75	0.87 ± 0.46	< 0.001
HDL (mmol/L)	1.47 ± 0.37	1.73 ± 0.35	< 0.001
LDL (mmol/L)	2.66 ± 0.73	2.40 ± 0.70	0.004
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.75 ± 0.86	4.47 ± 0.82	0.008
TXNIP (ng/mL)	0.32 ± 0.09	0.29 ± 0.05	< 0.001

Note: P < 0.05 indicates statistical significance. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation

Abbreviation: BMI body mass index, AMH anti-Müllerian hormone, HCY homocysteine, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, FIns fasting insulin, FBG, fasting blood glucose, CRP C-reactive protein, TG triglycerides, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, TC total cholesterol, TXNIP thioredoxin-interacting protein