Table 2. Basic characteristics women with polycystic ovary syndrome and healthy controls.

	CON (n = 13)	PCOS (n = 13)
Age (yr)	31 ± 11	29 ± 8
Body mass (kg)	64.5 ± 10.4	68.7 ± 14.8
Body mass index (kg·m-2)	23.8 ± 4.2	24.9 ± 5.4
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	117 ± 7	112 ± 13
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	72 ± 9	73 ± 9
Haematocrit (L·L-1)	0.41 ± 0.03	0.39 ± 0.01*

Data are mean ± standard deviation. PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome. CON, healthy controls.

*, significantly different p < 0.05.