Table 1.
Characteristics of study population.
| Variable | PCOS (n = 100) (mean ± SD) |
Control (n = 100) (mean ± SD) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 27.4 ± 5.4 | 23.3 ± 4.1 | NS |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 31.2 ± 8.3 | 29.2 ± 5.1 | NS |
| Hypertension (%) | 18 (18) | 5 (5) | <0.001 |
| Hirsutism (%) | 76 (n = 76) | 13 (n = 13) | <0.001∗ |
| Ferriman and Gallwey score | 19.31 ± 9.7 | 8.32 ± 4.8 | <0.001∗ |
| LH (mIU/mL) | 12.72 ± 4.9 | 10.19 ± 4.1 | <0.001∗ |
| FSH (mIU/mL) | 5.01 ± 2.1 | 4.26 ± 2.1 | 0.01 |
| LH/FSH ratio | 2.7 ± 0.8 | 1.05 ± 1.02 | <0.01∗ |
| Free T3 (pg/mL) | 2.61 ± 1.4 | 3.48 ± 0.8 | 0.03 |
| Free T4 (ng/dL) | 1.17 ± 1.2 | 1.21 ± 2.9 | NS |
| TSH (mIU/mL) | 5.11 ± 22.7 | 2.9 ± 3.2 | <0.001∗ |
| Anti-TPO ab (IU/mL) | 76.23 ± 23.4 | 20.14 ± 12.4 | <0.001∗ |
| Free testosterone (pg/mL) | 21.13 ± 9.2 | 12.4 ± 6.1 | <0.001∗ |
| Estradiol (pg/mL) | 62.21 ± 31.6 | 67.34 ± 45.21 | NS |
| Progesterone (ng/mL) | 2.4 ± 1.8 | 9.1 ± 5.2 | <0.001∗ |
| HOMA-IR | 3.6 ± 1.7 | 1.7 ± 1.0 | <0.001∗ |
| Hypoechoic USG (%) | 34 (34) | 7 (7) | <0.01∗ |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 232 ± 31.4 | 172 ± 26.7 | 0.02∗ |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 124 ± 21.3 | 86.9 ± 12.4 | 0.01∗ |
| LDL Chol. (mg/dL) | 143 ± 19.7 | 112 ± 26.1 | 0.01∗ |
| HDL Chol. (mg/dL) | 39.4 ± 17.3 | 56.9 ± 6.7 | 0.01∗ |
∗ p < 0.05; statistically significant.