Table 1.

Characteristics of Women With PCOS and Controls Matched for Age, Weight and Body Mass Index. Cohort Has Been Previously Published (22)

Variable	Controls (n = 14)	PCOS (n = 15)	P
Age (y)	29.7 ± 5.8	30.7 ± 5.5	0.683
Body composition
Body mass index (kg/m2)	30.2 ± 3.6	30.9 ± 4.5	0.591
Weight (kg)	85.0 ± 12.2	85.1 ± 14.3	0.949
Height (cm)	167.6 ± 8.45	166.0 ± 8.2	0.747
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.82 ± 0.06	0.85 ± 0.07	0.270
Clinical reproductive
Antral follicle < 9mm (n)	8.07 ± 4.91	22.36 ± 6.72	<0.000
Ovarian volume (cm3)	4.68 ± 2.47	9.32 ± 6.32	0.006
Oligoamenorrhea/Amenorrhea, n (%)	0 (0)	13 (87)	na
Regular, n (%)	14 (100)	2 (13)	na
Ferriman Gallwey score	1.43 ± 1.40	10.60 ± 6.59	<0.000
Acne (yes), n (%)	2 (14.3)	7 (46.7)	na
Endocrine variables
Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) (g/l)	1.46 ± 0.18	1.46 ± 0.22	1.000
Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) (g/l)	0.82 ± 0.17	0.85 ± 0.27	0.983
ApoA1/ApoB ratio	0.56 ± 0.12	0.61 ± 0.18	0.591
Cholesterol (mmol/l)	4.34 ± 0.89	4.73 ± 1.40	0.451
Triglycerides (mmol/l)	0.86 ± 0.31	1.15 ± 0.55	0.112
B-Hba1c (mmol/mol)	31.57 ± 2.77	32.00 ± 2.78	0.683
Glucose (mmol/l)	5.13 ± 0.44	4.82 ± 0.34	0.051
Insulin (mU/l)	9.05 ± 3.83	12.81 ± 8.67	0.310
C-peptide (ng/ml)	0.86 ± 0.35	1.17 ± 0.49	0.057
C-peptide index	5.74 ± 2.63	8.16 ± 3.74	0.062
HOMA-IR	2.02 ± 1.02	3.10 ± 2.28	0.234
HOMA-B	124.3 ± 71.3	201.9 ± 156.4	0.186
Glucose disposal rate (mg × kg-1 x min-1)	7.47 ± 2.98	6.46 ± 3.11	0.270
Reproductive variables
Testosterone (pg/ml)	262.0 ± 70.9	475.3 ± 190.2	0.000
17α-hydroxyprogesterone (nmol/l)	3.11 ± 1.93	2.43 ± 1.02	0.505
Luteinizing hormone (LH) (IU/l)	5.59 ± 2.97	8.13 ± 5.72	0.425
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) (IU/L)	5.66 ± 3.42	4.09 ± 1.31	0.123
LH/FSH ratio	1.18 ± 0.84	1.95 ± 1.17	0.158
Sex hormone binding globulin (nmol/liter)	45.29 ± 27.45	37.07 ± 15.81	0.505