Table 1.

Characteristics of the study participants

Characteristics	Women with PCO (n=201)		Women without PCO (n=199)		*P value
Age(year)	N	%	N	%
18–25	55	27.4	36	18.1	0.13
26–30	76	37.8	63	31.7
31–35	46	22.9	61	30.7
36–47	24	11.9	39	19.6
Education level
Primary school	51	25.4	38	19.1	0.148
High school	105	52.2	102	51.3
University	45	22.4	59	29.6
Duration of infertility
1–10	43	22.5	55	28.5	0.11
11–20	148	77.5	138	71.5
Regular of Menstruation
Yes	84	44	174	87	<0.001

^*chi-square test used to compare frequencies in two groups