Table 1.

Results of independent t test showing differences between the mean values of selected parameters with their corresponding value of significance at 95 % confidence level

Parameter	Mean (SD) of cases (N = 45)	Mean (SD) of controls (N = 35)	p value
FBG (mmol/l)	4.99 (1.56)	4.52 (0.32)	0.199
HOMA-IR	1.93 (0.86)	1.1 (0.22)	0.001*
Serum cholesterol (mmol/l)	4.69 (0.71)	4.16 (0.29)	0.011*
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)	2.92 (0.58)	2.57 (0.38)	0.021*
HDLc (mmol/l)	1.10 (0.06)	1.12 (0.11)	0.623
TG (mmol/l)	1.44 (0.54)	1.27 (0.13)	0.186
Serum LH (IU/l)	30.75 (5.6)	5.69 (1.99)	0.001*
Serum FSH (IU/l)	10.93 (2.23)	6.29 (2.06)	0.001*
Serum LH/FSH	2.90 (1.05)	1.00 (0.48)	0.001*
Serum testosterone (μg/l)	1.20 (0.0.43)	0.41 (0.20)	0.001*
BMI	24.89 (3.23)	23.41 (1.62)	0.064
WHR	0.81 (0.07)	0.75 (0.04)	0.001*
Age (years)	22.54 (3.64)	23.15 (2.79)	0.528

Statistical test done by SPSS version 16 for windows

*p value <0.05, significant at 95 % confidence level