Table 1.
Mean age, BMI and ethnicity in PCOS vs. non-PCOS groups
|
PCOS Diagnosis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (does not meet diagnostic criteria) (N = 48) | Yes (meets diagnostic criteria for PCOS) (N = 276) | Diagnosis Deferred (N = 17) | p-value | |
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 32.8 ± 9.63 | 28.1 ± 6.02 | 27 ± 6.38 | .0081 |
| BMI (Mean ± SD) | 28.9 ± 8.37 | 30.3 ± 8.18 | 29.3 ± 8.61 | .421 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| African American | 1 (2.2%) | 16 (5.9%) | 1 (5.9%) | .252 |
| Native American | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| South Asian | 2 (4.1%) | 8 (2.9%) | 0(0.0%) | |
| East/Southeast Asian | 2 (4.1%) | 37 (13.4%) | 3 (17.6%) | |
| Caucasian | 34 (73.9%) | 123 (45.4%) | 10 (58.8%) | |
| Ashkenazi Jewish | 0 (0.0%) | 17 (6.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Middle Eastern | 1 (2.2%) | 10 (3.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Hispanic | 2 (4.3%) | 30 (11.1%) | 1 (5.9%) | |
| Mixed/Other | 4 (8.7%) | 27 (10.0%) | 2 (11.8%) | |
BMI, body mass index; PCOS, polycystic ovarian syndrome.
1
On the basis of the Kruskal-Wallis test.
2
On the basis of the χ2 test.