Table 1.

Subject characteristics

	PCOS	Control
Age (years)	24 (6)	29 (11)
Weight (km)	85.4 (25.2)	70.3 (11.6)*
Height (cm)	1.63 (0.03)	1.65 (0.05)
BMI (kg m−2)	32.1 (9.2)	25.8 (3.2)*
[E2]S (pg ml−1)	47.2 (19.9)	38.7 (22.6)
[P4]S (ng ml−1)	0.7 (0.3)	1.4 (1.7)
[Ttotal]S (ng dl−1)	43.1 (15.1)	20.1 (13.1)*
[Tfree]S (pg ml−1)	1.6 (1.0)	0.2 (0.2)*

Body mass index (BMI) and serum concentrations of 17β-oestradiol ([E₂]_S), progesterone ([P₄]_S), total [T_total]_S) and free testosterone ([T_free]_S) for women with (PCOS) and without (Control) polycystic ovary syndrome. Data are presented as means (SD).

^*Difference between PCOS and control.