Table 6.
Chi square to test the difference in abnormally high hormonal levels among different PCOS cutaneous manifestations.
| High | High | High | High | High Total | High Free | DHEAs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LH | FSH | LH/FSH | Prolactin | Testosterone | Testosterone | |||
| Acne | Absent | 10 (27.8) | 1 (2.8) | 19 (52.8) | 2 (5.6) | 2 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.8) |
| Present | 24 (21.8) | 3 (2.7) | 46 (41.8) | 6 (5.5) | 26 (23.6) | 4 (3.6) | 2 (1.8) | |
| P-value | 0.499 | 1.000 | 0.334 | 1.000 | 0.026 | 0.572 | 1.000 | |
| Hirsutism | Absent | 12 (20.3) | 2 (3.4) | 21 (35.6) | 2 (3.4) | 10 (16.9) | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Present | 22 (25.3) | 2 (2.3) | 44 (50.6) | 6 (6.9) | 18 (20.7) | 3 (3.4) | 3 (3.4) | |
| P-value | 0.553 | 1.000 | 0.090 | 0.474 | 0.671 | 0.648 | 0.273 | |
| Acanthosis nigricans | Absent | 16 (16.0) | 3 (3.0) | 38 (38.0) | 5 (5.0) | 16 (16.0) | 1 (1.0) | 3 (3.0) |
| Present | 18 (39.1) | 1 (2.2) | 27 (58.7) | 3 (6.5) | 12 (26.1) | 3 (6.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| P-value | 0.003 | 1.000 | 0.021 | 1.000 | 0.177 | 0.093 | 0.552 | |
| Androgenetic alopecia | Absent | 17 (20.2) | 2 (2.4) | 35 (41.7) | 3 (3.6) | 22 (26.2) | 3 (3.6) | 3 (3.6) |
| Present | 17 (27.4) | 2 (3.2) | 30 (48.4) | 5 (8.1) | 6 (9.7) | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
| P-value | 0.328 | 1.000 | 0.501 | 0.285 | 0.018 | 0.637 | 0.262 | |
| Stria | Absent | 19 (20.2) | 2 (2.1) | 36 (38.3) | 4 (4.3) | 15 (16.0) | 1 (1.1) | 3 (3.2) |
| Present | 15 (28.8) | 2 (3.8) | 29 (55.8) | 4 (7.7) | 13 (25.0) | 3 (5.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| P-value | 0.307 | 0.616 | 0.056 | 0.456 | 0.195 | 0.129 | 0.307 | |
| Skin tags | Absent | 24 (19.5) | 3 (2.4) | 51 (41.5) | 7 (5.7) | 23 (18.7) | 3 (2.4) | 3 (2.4) |
| Present | 10 (43.5) | 1 (4.3) | 14 (60.9) | 1 (4.3) | 5 (21.7) | 1 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| P-value | 0.017 | 1.000 | 0.110 | 1.000 | 0.774 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| Seborrhea | Absent | 20 (24.1) | 1 (1.2) | 34 (41.0) | 4 (4.8) | 11 (13.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (3.6) |
| Present | 14 (22.2) | 3 (4.8) | 31 (49.2) | 4 (6.3) | 17 (27.0) | 4 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| P-value | 0.845 | 0.315 | 0.401 | 0.726 | 0.055 | 0.033 | 0.259 |
P value is two sided, # number.