Table 1.

Anthropometric Measurements of Women With PCOS at Baseline and After Metformin 1500 mg/d for 3 Months

	Baseline	16 Weeks	P Value
Weight, kg	86.7 ± 4.5	85.4 ± 4.5	.02
Waist, cm	102.5 ± 3.2	100.4 ± 3.2	.04
Hip, cm	115.1 ± 2.9	113.7 ± 2.9	.04
DEXA
Trunk fat, g	18 228 ± 1584	18 260 ± 1572	.7
Total fat, g	36 570 ± 2882	36 883 ± 2868	.3
Bone mineral content, g	2177 ± 52	2187 ± 54	.1
Lean mass, g	48 874 ± 1657	47 527 ± 1622	<.001
Systolic blood pressure	117 ± 2	114 ± 2	.21
Diastolic blood pressure	75 ± 2	71 ± 2	.03

Measurements were performed in the Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research Center.