Table II.
Clinical and endocrine parameters among investigated groups
| Groups |
Obese PCOS
(n=91) |
Over-weight PCOS
(n=104) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | |||
| Age (years) | 28.6 ± 4 | 27.8 ± 3.6 | 0.153 |
| FSH (IU/L) | 6.59 ± 1.6 | 5.89 ± 1.8 | 0.006 |
| LH (IU/L) | 6.1 ± 1 | 6.3 ± 2.6 | 0.512 |
| LH / FSH | 1 ± 0.3 | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 0.005 |
| E2 (IU/L) | 38.5 ± 15 | 45 ± 17 | 0.006 |
| PRL (IU/L) | 11.6 ± 5.5 | 14.4 ± 4.9 | ˂0.0001 |
| TSH (IU/L) | 2.3 ± 0.6 | 2.1 ± 0.9 | 0.036 |
| Serum AMH (ng/ml) | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 3.3 ± 0.6 | ˂0.0001 |
| TT (nmol/L) | 0.18 ± 0.2 | 0.19 ± 0.1 | 0.968 |
| A4 (nmol/L) | 4.2 ± 3.7 | 3 ± 0.7 | ˂0.0001 |
| DAHE-S (µ mol/L) | 3.4 ± 1.7 | 4.7 ± 2 | ˂0.0001 |
Statistical analysis using analysis of variance (ANOVA).