Table 6.

Comparison between the data about clinical hyperandrogenism between the three groups.

	Group 1		Group 2		Group 3
	Obese		Lean PCOS		Obese PCOS
	n		n		n
Clinical hyperandrogenism	60	53.3%∧∧	83	77.1%***	72	86.1%
Hirsutism	60	51.7%∧	82	72.0%***	72	84.7%
Increased hair growth on the upper lip	48	31.2%∧	67	53.7%**	55	58.2%
Increased hair growth on the sideburns	46	23.9%∧	67	47.8%**	55	58.2%
Increased hair growth on the beard	47	37.6%	67	50.7%***	55	70.9%#
Increased hair growth on the chest	47	10.6%∧∧	67	34.3%**	54	37.0%
Increased hair growth on the abdomen	48	27.1%∧∧∧	67	62.7%**	56	60.7%
Increased hair growth on the inner thighs	48	14.6%∧∧∧	66	50.0%***	55	65.5%
Acne	50	4.0%	70	12.9%	62	1.6%
Androgenic alopecia	50	4.0%	73	6.8%	63	1.6%
Ferriman-Gallwey score	12	7.42 ± 2.47	37	9.16 ± 3.59	15	9.40 ± 4.17

^# P < 0.05; between group 1 and group 3.

*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001 between group 2 and group 3.

^∧ P < 0.05; ^∧∧ P < 0.01; ^∧∧∧ P < 0.001 between group 1 and group 2.

n = number of patients.