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. 2019 May-Jun;23(3):326–331. doi: 10.4103/ijem.IJEM_30_19

Table 2.

Comparison of clinical, metabolic and hormonal profile of various pcos phenotypes

Phenotype A HA1 + OD2 + PCO3 (Mean+SD) (n=111) Phenotype B HA1 + OD2 (Mean+SD) (n=18) Phenotype C HA1 + PCO3 (Mean+SD) (n=29) Phenotype D OD2 + PCO3 (Mean+SD) (n=6) P
Age (in years) 27.78+3.79 27.33+2.93 29.59+3.41 25.83+4.79 0.041*
Weight (in kg) 64.05+10.72 59.89+10.50 57.65+8.87 58.00+11.61 0.015*
BMI4 (in kg/m2) 26.99+4.32 25.61+3.66 23.57+3.41 22.58+3.44 0.000*
Waist circumference (in inches) 34.04+3.30 33.59+4.55 32.22+4.27 33.00+4.82 0.126*
Waist-hip ratio 0.88+0.04 0.87+0.04 0.86+0.05 0.88+0.06 0.198*
SBP5 in mmHg 118.00+7.45 114.11+7.59 117.66+8.07 112.67+5.61 0.093*
DBP6 in mmHg 75.18+5.75 72.78+4.60 74.97+5.62 71.67+4.08 0.126*
Ferriman Gallwey Score 14.68+3.41 13.00+3.72 12.72+4.32 6.17+0.41 0.000*
Testosterone (nmol/l) 2.89+1.37 2.60+1.01 2.44+1.02 1.63+0.64 0.028#
Androstenedione (ng/ml) 3.16+1.45 2.72+0.99 2.61+1.14 1.90+0.62 0.008#
Mean Ovarian Volume in cm3 13.58+2.69 8.42+1.36 11.06+2.77 12.15+0.87 0.000*
Mean AFC7 12.86+2.89 8.75+1.87 10.02+2.80 10.16+2.78 0.000*
AMH8 (ng/ml) 11.34+5.25 8.69+3.39 9.44+4.53 7.76+3.24 0.035*
OGTT19 (mg/dl) 91.37+13.13 88.17+14.65 87.52+11.04 86.00+15.88 0.370*
OGTT210 (mg/dl) 151.83+35.71 143.00+33.76 137.41+27.35 143.83+56.77 0.224*
OGTT311 (mg/dl) 133.09+31.24 129.72+25.78 122.97+23.47 127.67+28.44 0.422*
Fasting Insulin (mIU/L) 13.17+6.95 9.43+5.67 9.19+6.35 8.45+2.99 0.006*
HOMA-IR12 3.04+1.87 2.17+1.68 2.02+1.49 1.87+0.97 0.012*
Serum Triglycerides (mg/dl) 137.77+51.93 120.05+46.80 119.49+40.73 151.83+76.34 0.101#
Serum Cholesterol (mg/dl) 179.37+41.78 147.20+39.54 157.59+40.40 155.50+50.22 0.003*
LDL13 (mg/dl) 114.37+24.91 102.55+20.03 102.47+20.46 102.79+19.01 0.031*
HDL14 (mg/dl) 45.93+8.59 51.08+8.76 51.71+8.76 51.90+6.50 0.002*
Baseline FSH15 (IU/l) 5.60+2.24 6.89+3.00 6.25+3.09 5.12+1.47 0.217#
Baseline LH16 (IU/l) 13.37+6.56 15.20+6.97 13.79+10.39 10.01+4.94 0.507#
LH16:FSH15 2.86+1.98 2.95+1.95 2.34+1.28 2.11+1.30 0.707*
17 OHP17 (ng/dl) 1.43+0.79 1.02+0.26 1.49+0.85 0.99+0.21 0.059#
Vitamin D 16.77+10.20 16.72+7.77 16.57+7.75 20.34+11.26 0.664#

#Kruskal-wallis, *ANOVA. 1HA: Hyperandrogenism, 2OD: Ovulatory dysfunction, 3PCO: Polycystic ovaries, 4BMI: Body mass index, 5SBP: Systolic blood pressure, 6DBP: Diastolic blood pressure, 7AFC: Antral follicle count, 8AMH: Anti mullerian hormone, 9OGTT1: Oral glucose tolerance test (Fasting), 10OGTT2- Oral glucose tolerance test (1 hour postprandial), 11OGTT1: Oral glucose tolerance test (2 hour postprandial), 12HOMAIR: Homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance, 13LDL: Low density glycoprotein, 14HDL: High density glycoprotein, 15FSH: Follicle stimulating hormone, 16LH: Luteinizing hormone, 1717 OHP: 17-Hydroxyprogesterone