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. 2011 Oct 4;9:131. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-131

Table 1.

Clinical and biochemical characteristic of PCOS patients (n = 217) and normal controls (n = 144)

Characteristics PCOS patients (n = 217) Controls (n = 144)
Age (y) 32.47 ± 3.04 (29-35) 33.09 ± 3.36 (29-36)
BMI (kg/m2) 34.99 ± 5.84 (24.38-56.23) 18.77 ± 2.13 (15.04-25.08)
Waist/hip ratio (WHR) 1.23 ± 0.09 (1.00-2.24) 0.72 ± 0.06 (0.63-0.82)
FSH (mIU/ml) 8.75 ± 2.75 (1.50-29.98) 5.93 ± 1.64 (2.71-12.22)
LH (mIU/ml) 12.61 ± 9.87 (1.50-37.67) 2.93 ± 1.34 (1.01-6.43)
E2 (pg/ml) 64.69 ± 52.11 (7.53-133.36) 29.4 ± 13.7 (3.84-58.05)
Prolactin (ng/ml) 20.22 ± 14.52 (3.46-108.80) 11.08 ± 5.86 (3.71-42.02)
TSH (μIU/ml) 3.39 ± 2.15 (0.69-15.74) 1.7 ± 0.85 (0.02-3.67)
DHEA-S (μg/dl) 298.48 ± 115.34
(68.26-568.41)
142.96 ± 50.22
(60.86-233.11)
Testosterone (ng/ml) 0.87 ± 0.31 (0.09-1.29) 0.22 ± 0.13 (0.01-0.48)

Numerical data were presented as means ± standard deviation (SD). Abbreviations: BMI, Body mass index: WHR, Waist-hip ratio: FSH, Follicle-stimulating hormone: LH, Luteinizing hormone: E2, Estradiol: TSH, Thyroid-stimulating hormone; DHEA-S, Dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate