Table 2. Comparison of Mean Values of Anthropometric and Biochemical Characteristics in PCOS Subjects Using the AES Criteria.

Sample, No.	Parameter	HA+PCO+IMC (n=181) a	HA+PCO (n=23)a	Controls (n = 204) a	P value b (PCOS Subgroups vs. Control)
1	Age, y	28.27 + 3.70	27.91 + 1.00	28.00 + 5.25	0.8631
2 c	BMI d, kg/m2	27.25 + 5.02	26.00 + 4.10	23.40 + 3.20	< 0.0001
3 c	WC, cm	37.10 + 4.28	35.30 + 4.18	30.36 + 3.30	< 0.0001
4 c	HC, cm	39.60 + 4.04	37.40 + 4.50	38.11 + 3.70	< 0.0001
5 c	WHR	0.93 + 0.04	0.94 + 0.036	0.79 + 0.50	< 0.0001
6	TSH, mIU/mL	2.33 + 1.29	2.50 + 1.05	3.20 + 7.60	0.1664
7 c	LH, mIU/mL	11.83 + 6.18	13.09 + 5.20	7.90 + 5.46	< 0.0001
8	FSH, mIU/mL	5.30 + 1.98	6.29 + 2.25	6.47 + 3.16	0.4864
9 c	LH/FSH	2.41 + 1.35	2.16 + 0.67	1.50 + 1.20	< 0.0001
10	Fasting glucose, mg/dL	87.83 + 10.84	91.80 + 14.86	86.85 + 7.10	0.1574
11 c	Fasting insulin, µU/mL	16.40 + 17.10	21.10 + 17.90	6.66 + 3.19	< 0.0001
12 c	HOMA Score	3.80 + 3.59	4.80 + 4.00	1.44 + 0.75	< 0.0001
13	Chol, mg/dL	162.00 + 29.82	151.50 + 31.00	162.70 + 33.00	0.2620
14 c	HDL, mg/dL	40.00 + 10.37	41.37 + 8.90	45.00 + 13.40	0.0002
15 c	TG, mg/dL	128.82 + 45.00	105.00 + 35.60	97 + 49	< 0.0001
16	LDL, mg/dL	97.60 + 29.83	88.70 + 30.50	96.99 + 32.24	0.4233
17 c	VLDL, mg/dL	25.45 + 8.79	21 + 7	20.82 + 11.79	0.0403

^a Data are shown as mean ± SD

^b P values were evaluated by one–way ANOVA with post test

^c Significant values (P is < 0.05)

^d Abbreviations: HA, hyperandrogenism; PCO, polycystic ovary; IM, Irregular menstruation