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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Nov;24(11):2399–2406. doi: 10.1002/oby.21651

Table 2. Participant Fasting Morning Labs.

Laboratory measures drawn at 6 AM after a 12 hour monitored inpatient fast are shown above for girls with and without PCOS.

OB PCOS
Free Androgen Index (FAI) 3.5 (3.0, 4.0) 7.9 (6.6,14.6)**
Total Testosterone (ng/dL) 25.5 (23.00,37.00) 47.0 (34.00,61.00)**
SHBG (nmol/L) 26 (15,38) 16 (12, 22.)+
DHEAS (µg/dL) 117 (90,150) 150 (75,230)
Estradiol (pg/mL) 43 (28,75) 38 (33, 48)
Progesterone (ng/dL) 1.0 (0.6, 4.8) 0.9 (0.7, 1.1)
AMH (ng/mL) 3.0 (2.0, 4.9) 5.9 (4.7, 8.9)**
Leptin (ng/mL) 33 (28, 49) 33 (26, 41)
Adiponectin (ng/mL) 7.6 (5.4,10.0) 5.5 (4.1, 7.2)+
Cholesterol (mg/d) 163±7 162±5
HDL (mg/dL) 40±2 37±1
TG (mg/dL) 98 (88,184) 122 (76,158)
LDL (mg/dL) 96 (82,123) 110 (84,131)
Total N7 (nmol/g) 29.2±3.7 42.5±3.9*
Glucose (mg/dL) 85±1 85±1
Insulin (uIU/mL) 20±2 27±1+
C-peptide (ng/mL) 2.70 (1.90, 3.50) 3.30 (2.80, 3.95)
HbA1C (%) 5.2±0.1 5.3±0.1
AST (U/L) 30±3 36±2
ALT (U/L) 31 (24, 37) 37 (29, 43)*
WBC (109cells/L) 7.17±0.42) 8.07±0.29
Platelets (109cells/L) 261 (223, 316) 282 (248, 307)
hs-CRP (mg/dL) 1.3 (0.4, 2.1) 2.6 (1.2, 5.1)+

Data is shown as mean ± standard error of the mean or median (25,75).

Significance is noted as

*

<0.05–0.01

+

= <0.01–0.001,

**

= <0.001