Table 1.
Baseline clinical and hormonal characteristics of the women with PCOS, women with H only and control groups
| Parameters |
PCOS |
H |
Control |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 119) | (n = 24) | (n = 39) | (overall) | |
|
Age (year) |
22.2 ± 4.1 |
23.8 ± 4.9 |
24.4 ± 2.9 |
NS |
|
BMI (kg/m2) |
22.5 ± 3.1 |
22.1 ± 2.3 |
21.2 ± 2.08 |
NS |
|
WHR |
0.76 ± 0.06 |
0.77 ± 0.04 |
0.75 ± 0.06 |
NS |
|
mFG |
8.7 ± 5.3ª |
10.0 ± 3.4ª |
0.6 ± 0.9 |
<0.001 |
|
Testosterone (ng/dl) |
70.4 ± 34.5ª |
70.3 ± 30.7ª |
34.9 ± 11.6 |
<0.001 |
|
SHBG (nmol/l) |
39.6 ± 20.7ª |
32.8 ± 16.7ª |
56.5 ± 29.1 |
<0.001 |
|
FAI |
8.8 ± 7.6ª |
8.5 ± 4.5ª |
2.7 ± 1.6 |
<0.001 |
|
DHEAS (μg/dl) |
278 ±134b |
314 ± 115ª |
204 ± 74 |
<0.001 |
|
FPG (mg/dl) |
82.4 ± 11.8 |
81.2 ± 10.7 |
83.7 ± 11.2 |
NS |
|
Fasting insulin (μIU/ml) |
11.1 ± 5.9 |
9.2 ± 3.5 |
9.4 ± 3.1 |
NS |
| HOMA-IR | 2.3 ± 1.3 | 1.8 ± 0.7 | 1.9 ± 0.7 | NS |
Results are expressed as mean ± SD. NS not significant, BMI body mass index, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, mFG modified Ferriman-Gallwey score, SHBG sex hormone-binding globulin, FAI free androgen index, DHEAS dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assesment of insulin resistance.
a P <0.001 vs. Control.
b P <0.01 vs. Control.