Table 1.
Baseline anthropometric and biochemical characteristics.
| PCOS (n = 1044) | Control (n = 366) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI < 25 (n = 350) | 25 ≤ BMI < 30 (n = 312) | BMI ≥ 30 (n = 382) | BMI < 25 (n = 203) | 25 ≤ BMI < 30 (n = 32) | BMI ≥ 30 (n = 131) | |
| Age (y) | 26.0 (22.0, 30.0) | 27.0 (22.0, 31.0) | 26.0 (21.0–30.0) | 26.0 (24.0, 32.0) | 25.0 (20.0, 29.0) | 25.0 (21.0, 30.0) |
| Weight (kg) | 55.0 (51.0–60.0)ab | 72.1 (68.5–77.1)ac | 90.1 (84.0–100.6)bc | 54.1 (51.4–58.0) | 74.9 (69.3, 80.0) | 91.0 (85.0–101.1) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.5 (19.6, 23.2)ab | 27.6 (26.2, 29.0)ac | 33.9 (31.9, 37.1)bc | 21.0 (20.0, 22.2) | 28.3 (25.1, 29.2) | 33.7 (32.0, 37.4) |
| Waist (cm) | 74.0 (68.0, 80.0)abd | 91.0 (86.0, 95.0)ac | 104.9 (99.0, 113.5)bc | 73.0 (68.0, 79.0)d | 91.25 (84.5, 95.0) | 104.0 (98.0, 110.3) |
| Hip (cm) | 92.0 (88.0, 95.0)ab | 103.0 (100.0, 106.0)ac | 112.3 (107.0, 119.6)bc | 90.8 (88.0, 94.0) | 104.5 (99.25, 109.0) | 114.0 (107.5, 120.0) |
| WHR | 0.81 (0.76, 0.86)abd | 0.88 (0.84, 0.92)ac | 0.93 (0.89, 0.99)bc | 0.79 (0.74, 0.83)d | 0.87 (0.83, 0.91) | 0.91 (0.86, 0.96) |
| ALT(IU/L) | 14.0 (11.0, 22.0)abd | 23.0 (15.0, 47.0)ace | 37.0 (23.0, 57.5)bcf | 13.0 (11.0, 15.0)d | 17.0 (12.5, 26.5)e | 25.0 (19.0, 47.0)f |
| AST(IU/L) | 17.0 (14.0, 21.8)ab | 21.0 (16.0, 33.0)ac | 25.0 (19.0, 35.0)bd | 18.0 (16.0, 20.0) | 18.0 (14.5, 21.0)c | 21.0 (17.0, 28.0)d |
| ALP(IU/L) | 51.0 (44.0, 62.0)a | 58.0 (48.0, 75.0) | 62.0 (55.0, 70.0) | 45.0 (36.0, 52.0)a | 54.0 (40.5, 67.0) | 62.0 (52.0, 76.0) |
| GGT(IU/L) | 13.0 (10.0, 18.0)ab | 22.0 (15.0, 34.0)acd | 27.0 (18.0, 42.0)bce | 13.0 (10.8, 17.0) | 15.0 (11.0, 17.0)d | 20.0 (15.0, 32.0)e |
| TG(mmol/L) | 0.88 (0.66, 1.26)abc | 1.42 (1.04, 1.99)ad | 1.48 (1.13, 2.11) b | 0.72 (0.58, 0.96)c | 0.90 (0.72, 1.28)d | 1.29 (1.03, 1.96) |
| TC(mmol/L) | 4.33 (3.61, 4.95)a | 4.54 (3.83, 5.28) | 4.66 (4.02, 5.24)a | 4.41 (3.88, 4.87) | 4.66 (4.09, 5.15) | 4.57 (4.04, 5.09) |
| HDL(mmol/L) | 1.40 (1.07, 1.67)ab | 1.10 (0.89, 1.34)acd | 1.05 (0.93, 1.25)bc | 1.51 (1.34, 1.66) | 1.33 (1.17, 1.66)d | 1.11 (0.96, 1.25) |
| LDL(mmol/L) | 2.28 (1.79, 2.91)abc | 2.69 (2.06, 3.20)a | 2.89 (2.32, 3.35)b | 2.52 (2.04, 2.93)c | 2.72 (2.28, 3.17) | 2.77 (2.37, 3.35) |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 4.72 (4.50, 5.10)ab | 5.00 (4.60, 5.40)ac | 5.25 (4.81, 5.81)bc | 4.83 (4.55, 5.00) | 5.12 (4.80, 5.40) | 5.20 (4.87, 5.29) |
| 2hPG (mmol/L) | 6.30 (5.38, 7.39)abd | 7.30 (6.05, 9.04)ac | 7.80 (6.54, 9.70)bc | 5.42 (4.83, 6.24)d | 6.80 (5.90, 8.22) | 7.34 (6.18, 8.80) |
| HOMA-IR | 1.91 (1.06, 3.45)abd | 3,22 (1.95, 5.11)ac | 5.28 (3.54, 7.71)bce | 1.47 (1.11, 2.02)d | 3.09 (2.16, 5.75) | 4.34 (3.09, 6.20)e |
Data are presented as median (25,75 percentile). FPG: fasting plasma glucose; 2hPG:2-hour plasma glucose. abcdefThe same superscripts indicate a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05) between pairs.