Table 2.
Clinical and biochemical features of the polycystic ovary syndrome subjects with and without insulin resistance
| Parameters | PCOS IR+ (n = 28) | PCOS IR- (n = 44) | P value |
| Age (yr) | 25.07 ± 5.67 | 23.98 ± 4.89 | 0.388 |
| Menarche age (yr) | 12.71 ± 2.03 | 13.14 ± 1.85 | 0.367 |
| Ferriman-Gallwey Score | 8.04 ± 6.91 | 9.00 ± 5.87 | 0.528 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 114.08 ± 22.20 | 106.59 ± 13.43 | 0.087 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 74.62 ± 17.42 | 70.32 ± 11.89 | 0.232 |
| BMI (kg/m²) | 27.39 ± 6.27 | 23.90 ± 4.66 | 0.016 |
| WC (cm) | 90.09 ± 15.76 | 80.58 ± 11.36 | 0.008 |
| WHR | 0.84 ± 0.07 | 0.80 ± 0.06 | 0.014 |
| WHtR | 0.54± 0.09 | 0.49 ± 0.07 | 0.014 |
| Dominant wrist circumference (cm) | 16.49 ± 1.27 | 15.66 ± 0.95 | 0.005 |
| Non-dominant wrist circumference (cm) | 16.33 ± 1.20 | 15.45 ± 1.03 | 0.002 |
| Weight (kg) | 72.88 ± 18.56 | 63.26 ± 13.86 | 0.025 |
| Body fat (%) | 38.50 ± 9.44 | 32.93 ± 9.22 | 0.017 |
| Muscle (%) | 26.30 ± 3.42 | 26.90 ± 5.09 | 0.591 |
| Visceral fat | 5.48 ± 2.15 | 4.16 ± 1.75 | 0.010 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 93.04 ± 10.34 | 82.36 ± 7.99 | < 0.001 |
| Insulin (µU/L) | 26.22 ± 19.99 | 7.71 ± 2.99 | < 0.001 |
| HOMA-IR (mol × µU/L²) | 6.26 ± 5.32 | 1.57 ± 0.63 | < 0.001 |
Data presented as mean ± SD. 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.