Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of PCOS and non-PCOS women.
| PCOS | Non-PCOS | P-values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | ||
| Age (years) | 64 | 30 ± 5 | 15 | 31 ± 6 | 0.50 |
| Body weight (kg) | 64 | 85.1 ± 19.6 | 15 | 81.2 ± 17.1 | 0.48 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 64 | 30.5 ± 6.5 | 15 | 28.4 ± 5.6 | 0.24 |
| FFM (kg) | 64 | 50.7 ± 6.8 | 15 | 51.0 ± 5.6 | 0.89 |
| Body fat percentage (%) | 64 | 39.2 ± 8.9 | 15 | 34.6 ± 9.7 | 0.08 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 63 | 101 ± 17 | 14 | 92 ± 13 | 0.22 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 63 | 113 ± 14 | 14 | 112 ± 12 | 0.81 |
| Waist/Hip Ratio | 63 | 0.90 ± 0.09 | 14 | 0.82 ± 0.05 | 0.007 |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 64 | 32.4 ± 3.2 | 13 | 31.3 ± 4.0 | 0.30 |
| VO2peak (mL/min/kg) | 64 | 33.1 ± 7.2 | 15 | 36.0 ± 6.8 | 0.17 |
| VO2peak (L/min) | 64 | 2.7 ± 0.4 | 15 | 2.9 ± 0.3 | 0.21 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 63 | 5.0 ± 0.5 | 13 | 4.8 ± 0.4 | 0.40 |
| Insulin (pmol/L) | 64 | 117 ± 89 | 12 | 84 ± 61 | 0.28 |
| HOMA-IR | 63 | 4.5 ± 3.8 | 12 | 3.0 ± 2.3 | 0.24 |
| Total testosterone (nmol/L) | 64 | 1.5 ± 0.6 | - | ||
| SHBG (nmol/L) | 64 | 43 ± 23 | - | ||
Values are mean ± SD. PCOS, Polycystic ovary syndrome; BMI, body mass index; FFM, Fat free mass; VO2peak, peak oxygen uptake; HOMA-IR, Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; SHBG, Sex Hormone Binding Globulin. Testosterone and SHBG concentrations were only measured in women with PCOS. Statistically significant P-values are in bold.