Table 1.
The hormonal and metabolic characteristics of the patients included in this study
| BMI | Glucose (mg/dl) | Insulin (µU/ml) | LH (mIU/ml) | FSH (mIU/ml) | LH/FSH | PRL (ng/ml) | E2 (pg/ml) | T (ng/ml) | FTI | Cortisol (µg/l) | DHEAS (µg/ml) | 17OHP (ng/ml) | 17KS (mg/24 h) | HOMA index | SHBG (ng/ml) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All PCOS under study(mean ± SEM) | ||||||||||||||||
| PCOS (n=71) | ||||||||||||||||
| 25.6 ± 0.3 | 88.2 ± 0.7 | 11.2 ± 0.5 | 12.3 ± 0.6 | 6.2 ± 0.1 | 2.1 ± 0.1 | 10.5 ± 0.4 | 56.3 ± 2.2 | 0.6 ± 0.04 | 19.2 ± 1.8 | 472.8 ± 17.8 | 0.9 ± 0.04 | 1.4 ± 0.08 | 11.3 ± 0.4 | 2.4 ± 0.1 | 42.6 ± 1.9 | |
| PCOS with menstrual cycle < 45 days (mean ± SEM) | ||||||||||||||||
| PCOS (n=30) | ||||||||||||||||
| 25.7 ± 0.2 | 88.1 ± 1.3 | 10.9 ± 1.0 | 12.6 ± 0.9 | 6.2 ± 0.2 | 2.0 ± 0.1 | 10.4 ± 0.7 | 59.0 ± 0.3 | 0.6 ± 0.07 | 16.8 ± 2.0 | 484.2 ± 27.5 | 0.9 ± 0.07 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 11.5 ± 0.6 | 2.4 ± 0.2 | 45.2 ± 3 | |
| PCOS with menstrual cycle > 45 days (mean ± SEM) | ||||||||||||||||
| PCOS (n=41) | ||||||||||||||||
| 25.8 ± 0.3 | 88.2 ± 0.9 | 11.4 ± 0.7 | 13.2 ± 0.8 | 6.2 ± 0.2 | 2.2 ± 0.1 | 10.6 ± 0.6 | 54.3 ± 3.0 | 0.6 ± 0.05 | 20.9 ± 2.8 | 464.4 ± 23.8 | 0.97 ± 0.05 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 11.1 ± 0.5 | 2.5 ± 0.1 | 40.6 ± 2.5 | |