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Table 2.

The level of CRP and leptin in peripheral blood in adolescent girls with PCOS, grouped by BMI and presence of MD.

Parameters	Groups of PCOS Patients (n = 95)				Control Group (n = 30)	p-Value
Parameters	MD−/NW (n = 48)	MD−/OW (n = 10)	MD +/NW (n = 13)	MD +/OW (n = 24)	Control Group (n = 30)	p-Value
CRP *, mg/L	0.7 ± 0.7	1.8 ± 1.8	0.8 ± 1.2	2.2 ± 2.4	1.0 ± 0.9	0.0412 1:2 = 0.0226 1:4 = 0.0011 3:4 = 0.0127 4:5 = 0.0239
Leptin **, ng/mL	17.4 (8.9–24.6)	51.7 (23.7–65.7)	35.2 (29.2–43.4)	50.7 (43.6–63.4)	19.9 (12.4–28.5)	<0.0001 1:2 = 0.0267 1:4 = 0.0004 4:5 = 0.0034

* variable with a normal distribution, data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, ANOVA test (LSD test and Newman–Keuls test for intergroup comparisons); ** variable with a non-normal distribution, data are presented as median, 25–75 percentiles (Kruskal-Wallis test and Dunn test for intergroup comparisons).