Table 1.
Clinical and biochemical features of the study subjects
| Parameters | PCOS (n = 72) | Controls (n = 71) | P value |
| Age (yr) | 24.4 ± 5.2 | 24.25 ± 5.5 | 0.869 |
| Menarche age (yr) | 12.97 ± 1.9 | 12.86 ± 1.8 | 0.723 |
| Ferriman-Gallwey Score | 8.62 ± 6.2 | 2.32 ± 2.3 | < 0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 109.24 ± 17.26 | 100.86 ±15.27 | 0.003 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 71.84 ± 14.11 | 64.96 ± 12.53 | 0.003 |
| BMI (kg/m²) | 25.23 ± 5.55 | 23.07 ± 4.52 | 0.013 |
| WC (cm) | 84.28 ± 13.94 | 78.63 ± 11.60 | 0.009 |
| WHR | 0.81 ± 0.06 | 0.80 ± 0.05 | 0.101 |
| WHtR | 0.51 ± 0.08 | 0.48 ± 0.07 | 0.018 |
| Dominant Wrist Circumference (cm) | 15.98 ± 1.15 | 15.53 ± 0.87 | 0.009 |
| Non-Dominant Wrist Circumference (cm) | 15.80 ± 1.18 | 15.33 ± 0.87 | 0.009 |
| Weight (kg) | 66.9 ± 16.3 | 60.8 ± 11.8 | 0.013 |
| Body fat (%) | 35.05 ± 9.6 | 32.37 ± 8 | 0.076 |
| Muscle (%) | 26.6 ± 4.5 | 27.9 ± 3 | 0.042 |
| Visceral fat | 4.67 ± 2 | 3.97 ± 1.7 | 0.031 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 86.51 ± 10.3 | 84.3 ± 8.04 | 0.155 |
| Insulin (µU/L) | 14.91 ± 15.4 | 6.34 ± 3.8 | < 0.001 |
| HOMA-IR (mol × µU/L²) | 3.40 ± 4.03 | 1.33 ± 0.83 | < 0.001 |
PCOS: Polycystic ovary syndrome; IR: Insulin resistance; BMI: Body mass index; WC: Waist circumference; WHR: Waist-to-hip ratio; WHtR: Waist-to-height ratio; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis Model Assessment of insulin resistance; n: Number of participants.