Table I.

Comparison of age, medical history, BMI of the three groups of PCOS patients before treatment (mean ± SD).

Groups	Cases	Age (years)	Medical history (years)	WHR	BMI
Acupuncture-drug	21	28.33±5.12	6.26±1.66	0.89±0.09	27.44±2.35
Catgut embedding	21	29.02±4.87	6.18±1.85	0.88±0.09	27.67±1.85
Chinese medicine	20	28.77±4.77	6.82±1.77	0.89±0.07	27.06±2.01

BMI, body mass index; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; WHR, weight-to-hip ratio.