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. 2020 Sep 22;106(1):153–167. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa675

Table 1.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) algorithm descriptive statistics of women identified as PCOS cases and controls

Controls Coded broad Coded strict Keyword broad Keyword strict
No. 29 140 41 205 8340 6193 4593
NH White 22 569 25 977 5418 4154 3101
NH African American 3278 7555 1195 887 648
Hispanic 1421 2053 368 274 204
HIS White 1014 1462 264 203 154
HIS African American 33 69 13 11 8
Average age, y (SD) 23.85 (9.47) 24.96 (7.97) 25.18 (7.63) 24.71 (7.52) 25.09 (7.39)
Average EHR record length (SD) 3.92 (3.9) 4.52 (4.54) 4.23 (4.15) 4.69 (4.22) 4.66 (4.13)
Medical home, % 65 64 60 66 66
Average clinical values (SD)
Body mass index 25.71 (7.43) 28.61 (8.44) 34.12 (9.10) 33.50 (9.14) 34.54 (9.07)
Insulin, mcU/mL 20.08 (18.99) 24.86 (22.83) 27.17 (23.05) 25.34 (21.94) 27.27 (21.58)
Estradiol, pg/mL 82.22 (69.03) 89.92 (69.74) 75.92 (61.13) 71.64 (56.56) 75.57 (60.49)
Free testosterone, pg/mL 3.58 (2.45) 4.70 (2.94) 5.70 (3.23) 5.41 (3.01) 5.73 (3.09)

Abbreviations: EHR, electronic health record; HIS, Hispanic; NH, non-Hispanic.