[Table/Fig-2]:

Baseline characteristics in women with PCOS and controls

Characteristics	Cases	Controls	P-value
Age (years)	22.52 ± 5.10	25.36 ± 5.52	0.065
Body Mass Index (BMI) (Kg/m2)	24.40 ± 2.07	25.10 ± 3.01	0.345
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)	110.80 ± 9.09	113.60 ± 5.68	0.199
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)	73.20 ± 6.27	72.40 ± 4.35	0.603
Testosterone (ng/dL)	2.06 ± 0.45	0.78 ± 0.29	0.001*
Fasting Blood Glucose (FBS) (mg/dL)	94.24 ± 6.87	91.52 ± 5.27	0.123
Insulin μIU/ml)	14.96 (10.92-28.40)†	5.80 (4.99-18.48)	0.024*
Insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)	3.63 (2.56-6.02) †	1.34 (1.06-4.38)	0.020*

* =Statistically significant; †= median (inter-quartile range)