Table 2 Comparison of parameters for women with children vs. those for women without children.
| Children of their own | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||||
| Mean | ± SD | N | Mean | ± SD | N | p | |
| * Values are given in this form because two different assays were used in the study population. | |||||||
| Age (years) | 38.24 | 7.25 | 25 | 30.67 | 7.98 | 39 | < 0.001 |
| Current BMI (kg/m2) | 24.88 | 4.99 | 25 | 25.33 | 7.36 | 39 | 0.693 |
| BMI 10 years ago (kg/m2) | 22.72 | 5.25 | 25 | 22.97 | 4.42 | 36 | 0.606 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 81.67 | 11.74 | 24 | 85.47 | 24.13 | 36 | 0.602 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 101.04 | 11.91 | 24 | 107.42 | 22.98 | 36 | 0.566 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.82 | 0.08 | 24 | 0.79 | 0.10 | 36 | 0.122 |
| CRP (mg/dl) | 0.16 | 0.16 | 25 | 0.35 | 0.47 | 35 | 0.134 |
| Leukocytes (G/l) | 6.53 | 2.23 | 24 | 6.66 | 1.57 | 37 | 0.626 |
| LH/FSH | 1.95 | 1.22 | 25 | 2.13 | 1.12 | 38 | 0.392 |
| 17β-estradiol (pg/ml) | 114.90 | 114.86 | 25 | 104.75 | 82.44 | 38 | 0.843 |
| Prolactin (ng/ml) | 8.30 | 2.91 | 25 | 12.85 | 5.58 | 36 | < 0.001 |
| Thyrotropin (% of the upper limit)* | 44.03 | 23.30 | 23 | 47.31 | 30.57 | 36 | 0.954 |
| Testosterone (% of the upper limit)* | 67.60 | 59.81 | 25 | 79.96 | 52.07 | 38 | 0.106 |
| DHEAS (µg/ml) | 1.87 | 0.92 | 22 | 2.78 | 1.77 | 38 | 0.063 |
| SHBG (nmol/l) | 47.42 | 18.24 | 25 | 52.91 | 34.16 | 34 | 0.894 |