Table 3.
Anthropometric and biochemical variables of patients with PCOS. Data were presented as means ± SEM (compared to control, *P < .001, **P < .01, §P < .05).
| Control | PCOS | |
| N | 17 | 24 |
| Age (y) | 44.5 ± 2.9 | 24.7 ± 1.2* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.3 ± 4.7 | 25.9 ± 1.3** |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 92.8 ± 4.4 | 82.0 ± 3.0§ |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 90.6 ± 2.3 | 85.8 ± 1.9 |
| HOMA-IR | 2.4 ± 0.4 | 2.0 ± 0.3 |
| hsCRP (mg/L) | 6.1 ± 1.2 | 6.0 ± 1.0 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 38.6 ± 2.2 | 42.6 ± 2.7 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 96.9 ± 10.1 | 111.5 ± 9.1 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 140.8 ± 15.9 | 140.9 ± 13.1 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 169.3 ± 10.2 | 181.0 ± 9.7 |
| TNF-α(pg/mL) | 1566.2 ± 305.3 | 1334.0 ± 125.1 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 24.2 ± 5.4 | 5.2 ± 1.8** |
| Weight (kg) | 77.5 ± 3.0 | 66.8 ± 3.4§ |