Table III.
Anthropometric data and characteristics of women with PCOS and controls at follow-up and at baseline 13–24 years earlier.
| PCOS n = 27* | Controls n = 94 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 52.4 ± 5.4 | 52.4 ± 6.3 | 0.68 |
| Age baseline (years) | 29.5 ± 5.3 | 39.7 ± 6.5 | <0.01 |
| Body weight (kg) | 86.3 ± 21 | 70.1 ± 11 | <0.01 |
| Body weight baseline (kg) | 77.9 ± 18.6 | 65.6 ± 10.2 | <0.01 |
| Delta weight/year (kg) | 0.37 ± 0.59 | 0.35 ± 0.54 | 0.61 |
| Height (cm) | 168 ± 6 | 166 ± 6 | 0.13 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30.7 ± 7.4 | 25.5 ± 3.9 | <0.01 |
| BMI baseline (kg/m2) | 27.3 ± 6.0 | 23.6 ± 3.3 | <0.01 |
| Delta BMI/year (kg/m2) | 0.15 ± 0.22 | 0.15 ± 0.20 | 0.64 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 102 ± 18 | 87 ± 11 | <0.01 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 113 ± 15 | 104 ± 9 | <0.01 |
| WHR | 0.90 ± 0.12 | 0.83 ± 0.06 | 0.02 |
| WHR baseline | 0.83 ± 0.09 | 0.79 ± 0.05 | 0.02 |
| Delta WHR/year | 0.003 ± 0.005 | 0.004 ± 0.004 | 0.49 |
| Current smoker, n (%) | 3 (11) | 9 (10) | 1.00 |
| Never smoker, n (%) | 12 (44) | 49 (53) | 0.51 |
Means ± SD are given. If not otherwise stated, data from the re-examinations are shown. Delta body weight/year, delta BMI/year and delta WHR/year denotes the change in body weight, BMI and WHR, respectively, per year of follow-up. Significant P-values (<0.05) are marked in bold. Intergroup comparisons of continuous variables that were normally distributed were tested with the independent samples Student’s t-test. Data that were not normally distributed were tested with the Mann–Whitney U test. Categorical comparisons were calculated using Fischer’s exact t-test.
*Except for waist, hip, WHR and delta WHR where n = 25.