Table 2.

Hormonal and metabolic features of adolescents with and without PCOS

		PCOS
	Control	Rotterdam criteria	NIH criteria
FSH(IU/L)	5.3(4.4-6.6)	5.6(4.5-6.9)	5.6(4.5-6.9)
LH(IU/L)	5.1(3.6-7.5)	11.0(5.9-16.1) **	10.3(6.3-16.2) **
TT(nmol/L)	1.7(1.5-2.4)	2.5(2.0-3.2) **	2.8(2.3-3.3) **
FT(pg/ml)	2.9(2.1-3.5)	4.6(2.6-7.3) **	5.1(2.9-8.1) **
Fasting glucose(mmol/L)	4.7(4.5-4.8)	4.8(4.5-5.0)	4.8(4.5-5.1)
2-h glucose(mmol/L)	5.6(5.0-6.3)	6.3(5.1-7.1) *	6.3(5.3-7.1) **
Fasting insulin(μU/ml)	5.7(4.4-8.3)	8.8(5.7-13.2) **	9.0(5.9-13.2) **
2-h insulin(μU/ml)	48.1(35.5-82.4)	72.7(46.6-131.9) *	76.7(51.0-139.) **
HOMA-IR	1.2(0.9-1.8)	1.9(1.2-2.9) **	1.9(1.4-2.9) **
CHOL(mmol/L)	4.2(3.7-4.7)	4.5(4.1-5.1)	4.5(4.1-5.1)
TG(mmol/L)	0.9(0.7-1.2)	1.0(0.8-1.3)	1.0(0.7-1.3)
HDL(mmol/L)	1.6(1.4-1.7)	1.6(1.4-1.9)	1.5(1.3-1.9)
LDL(mmol/L)	2.6(2.1-2.9)	2.5(2.1-3.1)	2.5(2.1-3.2)

Variables were expressed as median with (interquartile range).

FSH: follicle stimulating hormone; LH: luteinizing hormone; TT: total testosterone; FT: free testosterone; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance; CHOL: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 vs. control.