Table 1. Differences in Demographic Characteristics and Laboratory Values Between Women With and Without Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

*≤ 0.05 p-value.

**≤ 0.001 p-value

BMI: body mass index; BP-DYS: blood pressure - systolic; BP-SYS: blood pressure - systolic; FBS: fasting blood sugar; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; LH: luteinizing hormone; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; WHR: waist-hip ratio

	Subclinical Hypothyroid (n=31)	Euthyroid (N=59)	P-value
Age	24.6 ± 4.67	23.4 ± 4.54	.228
Weight	82.9 ± 0.81	69.8 ± 9.83	< 0.001 **
Height	5.3 ± .26	5.4 ± .292	< 0.005*
BP.SYS	113.0 ± 6.94	114.3 ± 8.17	.726
BP.DYS	80.6 ± 7.04	79.0 ± 5.125	.05
BMI	32.5 ± 3.75	25.7 ± 3.27	< 0.001**
WHR	5.3 ± 19.	12.4 ± 30.52	< 0.001**
FBS	96.8 ± 12.27	94.7 ± 8.41	.145
Serum insulin	21.0 ± 5.79	14.4 ± 6.87	< 0.001**
HOMA.IR	4.9 ± 1.50	3.2 ± 1.69	< 0.001**
Testosterone	87.2 ± 33.11	84.9 ± 36.57	.875
LH	11.6 ± 5.37	12.3 ± 4.21	.494
FSH	7.6 ± 3.16	6.8 ± 2.85	.252
TSH	3.9 ± 1.09	1.8 ± .38	< 0.001**