Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of ovulation groups
| variable | N(=20) | No ovulation | N(=70) | Ovulation | Mann-Whitney | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| median | Q1–Q3a | median | Q1–Q3a | p-value | |||
| height | 17 | 1.58 | 1.52–1.61 | 60 | 1.62 | 1.55–1.67 | 0.097 |
| weight | 19 | 86 | 73.5–90 | 66 | 73 | 62–86.4 | 0.021 |
| BMI | 17 | 32.9 | 29.8–37.3 | 60 | 29.4 | 23.2–33.7 | 0.009 |
| FSH | 20 | 4.3 | 3.45–5.5 | 67 | 4 | 2.8–5.1 | 0.274 |
| LH | 20 | 9.3 | 6.7–11.9 | 66 | 8.55 | 5.7–12.1 | 0.602 |
| DHEAS | 17 | 7 | 4.7–7.8 | 66 | 4.7 | 3.4–6.3 | 0.049 |
| 17-OH progesterone | 20 | 4.6 | 2.8–5.9 | 64 | 2.2 | 0.8–5.2 | 0.027 |
| testosterone | 19 | 2.5 | 1.9–3 | 68 | 2.29 | 1.8–3.1 | 0.531 |
| SHBG | 17 | 28.3 | 15.8–32.5 | 65 | 37.8 | 23–48.3 | 0.036 |
| fasting insulin | 19 | 17.2 | 8.8–25.8 | 68 | 13.65 | 5.8–19.8 | 0.164 |
| fasting glucose | 20 | 5.1 | 5–5.6 | 68 | 4.95 | 4.6–5.3 | 0.085 |
| tsh | 20 | 1.64 | 0.89–2.30 | 64 | 1.52 | 1.08–2.03 | 0.793 |
| prolactin | 19 | 9.6 | 7.7–15.9 | 65 | 9.6 | 7–14 | 0.785 |
| hdl | 18 | 1.3 | 1–1.5 | 59 | 1.2 | 1–1.5 | 0.484 |
| ldl | 19 | 3.2 | 2.9–3.8 | 55 | 3.4 | 2.8–4.2 | 0.326 |
| triglyceride | 18 | 0.9 | 0.7–1.2 | 60 | 0.94 | 0.67–1.3 | 0.995 |
| cholesterol | 19 | 4.87 | 4.5–5.6 | 62 | 5.15 | 4.6–6 | 0.632 |
| morphology | 19 | 7 | 4–9 | 65 | 5 | 3–8 | 0.267 |
aQ1–Q3: Range from 1st to 3rd quartile