Table 1. Characteristics of women with PCOS and controls pair-wise matched for age, weight, and body mass index (BMI).

Variable	PCOS (n = 21)	Controls (n = 21)	Pa
Age (y)	29.0 ± 4.2	27.6 ± 3.5	0.031
BMI (kg/m2)	24.6 ± 3.9	24.3 ± 3.5	0.433
Weight (kg)	71.2 ± 11.3	71.3 ± 11.5	0.886
Glucose disposal rate (mg kg−1 min−1)	10.9 ± 2.6	12.6 ± 3.7	0.046
SHBG (nmol/L)	48.0 ± 24.6	69.1 ± 30.5	0.030
Testosterone (nmol/L)	1.91 ± 0.57	0.75 ± 0.31	<0.001
Estradiol (pmol/L)	236 ± 135	136 ± 52	0.002

Plus-minus values are means ± SD; ^aPaired t test; SHBG, sex hormone binding globulin