Table 1.
Clinical and biological characteristics of the study population.
| Characteristics | Status | p value | ||
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| Obese PCOS (n = 6) | Non-obese PCOS (n = 8) | Nonobese, non-PCOS (n = 10) | ||
| Age (years) | [26 (23–30)] | [27 (24–29)] | [23 (23-24)] | 0.070 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 34.1 [31.9–36.7] | 26.4 [24.5–28.5] | 22.5 [19.7–24.6] | 0.0003 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 99 [93–104] | 87 [78–93] | 77 [69–83] | 0.0023 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.82 [0.80–0.84] | 0.80 [0.76–0.88] | 0.77 [0.73–0.79] | 0.084 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 41.2 [30.2–47] | 23.3 [17.2–26.5] | 17.1 [10.8–21] | 0.0015 |
| Lean mass (kg) | 56.3 [51–57.7] | 47.4 [43.3–50.8] | 45.9 [41.4–50.4] | 0.0378 |
| Fat (%) | 40.8 [37.7–45.3] | 31.1 [25.3–36.7] | 26.3 [20.6–30.2] | 0.0012 |
| Serum creatinine (mg/L) | 8.1 [7.1–9.0] | 8.9 [7.8–9.2] | 8.8 [7.5–9.3] | 0.617 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (g/L) | 0.36 [0.32–0.4] | 0.38 [0.34–0.42] | 0.38 [0.35–0.39] | 0.711 |
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| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 121 [110–124] | 104 [102–119] | 113 [103–116] | 0.155 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 78 [73–82] | 66 [65–81] | 73 [68–84] | 0.367 |
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| Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 96 [95–105] | 103 [91–113] | 92 [82–97] | 0.235 |
Results expressed as median [interquartile range].