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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Jan 16;216(5):493.e1–493.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.01.003

Table 4. Metabolic Phenotype of NHW, NHB and Hispanic women with PCOS.

Variables Race/Ethnicity

Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Hispanic Overall P-value

Metabolic Syndrome (%) 161/476 (33.8) 24/98 (24.5) a 54/128 (42.2) b 0.02

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score
 N 475 98 128
 Mean ± SD 1.4 ± 0.9 1.6 ± 1.2 1.4 ± 0.8 0.14
 Abnormal >1.1 (%) 244/475 (51.4) 50/98 (51.0) 72/128 (56.3) 0.60

Systolic BP (mmHg)
 N 475 98 128
 Mean ± SD 119.1 ± 12.5 122.4 ± 14.9 120.5 ± 12.5 0.05
 Abnormal ≥130 (%) 90/475 (19.0) a,c 28/98 (28.6) b 35/128 (27.3) d 0.03

Diastolic BP (mmHg)
 N 475 98 128
 Mean ± SD 76.8 ± 9.2 78.9 ± 9.8 77.0 ± 10.0 0.12
 Abnormal ≥85 (%) 97/475 (20.4) 25/98 (25.5) 32/128 (25.0) 0.36

Fasting Glucose (mg/dL)
 N 474 98 128
 Mean ± SD 84.7 ± 11. 7a 87.3 ± 15.2 89.2 ± 13.6b <0.01
 Abnormal ≥100 (%) 31/474 (6.5) a 7/98 (7.1) 19/128 (14.8) b 0.01

HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)
 N 474 98 128
 Mean ± SD 37.1 ± 10.8a 37.2 ± 10.1c 40.5 ± 9.5b,d 0.01
 Abnormal <50 (%) 413/474 (87.1) 87/98 (88.8) 103/128 (80.5) 0.11

LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)
 N 474 98 128
 Mean (SD) 121.2 ± 34.1 124.6 ± 32.2 116.7 ± 30.5 0.19
 Abnormal >130 (%) 168/474 (35.4) 39/98 (39.8) 44/128 (34.4) 0.66

Triglycerides (mg/dL)
 N 474 98 128
 Mean ± SD 120.1 ± 60.5 a 85.7 ± 37.3 b,c 130.2 ± 57.0 d <0.01
 Abnormal ≥150 (%) 134/474 (28.3) a 5/98 (5.1) b,c 39/128 (30.5) d <0.01
a

versus

b

are significantly different at P<0.05

c

versus

d

are significantly different at P<0.05