Table 2.
Body mass index, waist circumference, and androgen profile of the two studied groups
| Variable | PCOS women (study group) (n = 119) |
Non-PCOS controls (n = 118) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMI 25-29.9 kg/m<sup>2</sup> | 53 (44.5) | 17 (14.4) | 0.0001* |
| BMI ≥ 30 kg/m<sup>2</sup> | 42 (35.3) | 12 (10.2) | 0.0002* |
| Waist circumference > 35 inches | 49 (41.2) | 15 (12.7) | 0.0001* |
| Total testosterone > 86 ng/dl | 83 (69.8) | 34 (28.8) | 0.002* |
| Free testosterone > 3.6 pg/ml | 61 (51.3) | 21 (17.8) | 0.0001* |
| Androstenedione > 3.1 ng/ml | 55 (46.2) | 18 (15.3) | 0.001* |
| DHEA > 7780 ng/l | 15 (12.6) | 13 (11) | 0.7 |
BMI – body mass index, DHEA – dehydroepiandrosterone (normal 1330-7780 ng/l), PCOS – polycystic ovary syndrome. Total testosterone normal value 6-86 ng/dl, free testosterone normal value 0.7-3.6 pg/ml, androstenedione normal value 0.7-3.1 ng/ml. χ2 test used for statistical analysis. * Significant difference. Data presented as number and percentage (%)