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. 2013 May 20;11:47. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-11-47

Table 2.

Anthropometric and gynecologic characteristics of the study sample in relation to PCOS

Anthropometric
Total sample
Non-PCOS group
PCOS group
P value*
characteristics (mean ± SD) (mean ± SD) (mean ± SD)  
Weight(kg)
58.24 ±9.44
58.09 ±9.41
60.19 ±10.14
0.539
Height(cm)
161.83 ±6.17
161.94 ±6.27
160.5 ±4.82
0.394
WC (cm)
80.42 ±7.49
80.45 ±7.51
80.08 ±7.69
0.885
HC (cm)
97.04 ±7.38
96.91 ±7.33
98.62 ±8.16
0.537
W/H ratio
0.83 ±0.047
0.830 ±0.047
0.813 ±0.0516
0.318
BMI(kg/m2)
22.2 ±3.13
22.11 ±3.06
23.37 ±3.85
0.333
BMI classes
Total sample N (%)
Non-PCOS group N (%)
PCOS group N (%)
P value*
Underweight (less than18.5)
15 (10.9)
14 (11)
1(10)
1.00
Normal (18.5-24.9)
97 (70.8)
91 (71.7)
6(60)
0.47
Overweight (25–29.9)
24 (17.5)
21 (16.5)
3(30)
0.380
Obese (equal or more than30)
1 (0.7)
1 (0.8)
0(0)
1.000
Gynecologic characteristics
Total sample N (%)
Non-PCOS group N (%)
PCOS group N (%)
P value*
Hirsutism (mFG more than 8)
38(27.7)
28(22)
10(100)
<0.001
Menstrual irregularities 35(25.5) 25(19.7) 10(100) <0.001

*P value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.