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. 2020 Mar 29;18(3):187–192. doi: 10.18502/ijrm.v18i3.6716

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study participants


Characteristic With metabolic syndrome median (range) Without metabolic syndrome median (range)
Age, years 30 (19-41) 32 (18-44)
BMI, kg/m2 28.89 (21.90-38.86) 26.34 (17.40-44.33)
Waist circumference, cm 86.0 (79.0-103.0) 82.5 (57.0-114.0)
Systole, mmHg 127 (102-150) 111 (93-135)
Diastole, mmHg 83 (70-100) 73 (60-94)
Fasting blood glucose, mg/dL 96 (68-271) 86 (68-132)
Triglyceride, mg/dL 169 (83-473) 95 (41-156)
HDL, mg/dL 40 (21-51) 48 (26-64)
FG Index
< 5 4 (36.4%) 7 (63.6%)
5 14 (22.6%) 48 (77.4%)
PCOs phenotype
1: OA + HA + PCOM 13 (56.5%) 23 (26.7%)
2: OA + HA 1 (4.4%) 11 (12.8%)
3: PCOM + HA 1 (4.4%) 15 (17.4%)
4: OA + PCOM 8 (34.7%) 37 (43.1%)
BMI: Body mass index; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; FG: Ferriman-Gallwey; OA: Oligo- or anovulation; HA: Hyperandrogenism; PCOM: Polycystic ovary morphology