Table 2.
Baseline comparison of women with primary ovarian insufficiency segregated by the absence (N=52) or presence (N=43) of a follicle of 8mm in diameter or greater and after statistical adjustment of hormone values for age, age of onset of menstrual irregularity, age at diagnosis, and time since diagnosis.
Factor | <8mm follicle Median (IQR) or N (%) | ≥8 mm follicle Median (IQR) or N (%) | P value | Adjusted P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 31.5 (26.0,36.0) | 34.0 (32.0,36.0) | 0.063 | |
BMI | 24.4 (21.5,27.9) | 22.6 (20.6, 25.4) | 0.107 | |
Age at menarche | 13.0 (12.0, 13.0) | 13.0 (12.0, 14.0) | 0.976 | |
Age at onset of menstrual irregularity | 26.0 (16.0, 31.0) | 31.5 (25.2, 33.3) | 0.009 | |
Age at POI diagnosis | 29.0 (21.5, 33.4) | 33.5 (30.8, 34.7) | 0.002 | |
Time since POI diagnosis (months) | 27.4 (6.4, 74.9) | 15.2 (4.8, 30.1) | 0.029 | |
Serum estradiol (pg/mL) | 23.0 (20.0, 32.5) | 39.6 (21.9, 80.9) | <0.001 | 0.002 |
Serum progesterone (ng/mL) | 0.5 (0.2, 0.6) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.8) | 0.002 | 0.004 |
FSH (IU/L) | 93.0 (70.0, 115.0) | 57.0 (33.0, 106.0) | 0.001 | 0.002 |
LH (IU/L) | 56.0 (42.0, 68.0) | 37.5 (23.0, 68.0) | 0.019 | 0.013 |
History of smoking | 3 (6) | 5 (12) | 0.461 | |
History of primary ovarian insufficiency in family | 9 (17) | 12 (28) | 0.227 | |
Adrenal autoantibodies | 0 (0) | 3 (7) | 0.089 | |
History of thyroid disease | 7 (14) | 7 (16) | 0.776 | |
Race | 0.424 | |||
Asian | 3 (6) | 3 (7) | ||
African American | 7 (13) | 4 (9) | ||
Hispanic | 3(6) | 0 (0) | ||
Caucasian | 39 (75) | 36 (84) |