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Table 1.

Anthropometric information and biochemical characteristics in women with PCOS by BMI category.

Normal weight, BMI <24 kg/m2 Overweight, 24≤ BMI <28 kg/m2 Obesity, BMI ≥28 kg/m2 P value
n 40 47 92
Age (years) 28.3 ± 4.0 26.9 ± 4.9 27.5 ± 5.1 0.438
Smoking 0 0 0 NS
Occasional drinking (n, %) 4 (10.0) 1 (2.1) 13 (14.1) 0.060
SBP (mmHg) 112 ± 11 118 ± 12 122 ± 13 <0.001b
DBP (mmHg) 79 ± 9 80 ± 10 82 ± 11 0.205
BMI (kg/m2) 21.16 ± 2.02 26.07 ± 1.19 31.68 ± 2.95 <0.001b
WC (cm) 73.6 ± 5.9 87.7 ± 5.3 98.5 ± 8.7 <0.001b
HC (cm) 90.6 ± 7.1 100.7 ± 4.7 110.6 ± 6.0 <0.001b
WHR 0.81 ± 0.05 0.87 ± 0.05 0.89 ± 0.06 <0.001b
WHtR 0.46 ± 0.04 0.55 ± 0.03 0.61 ± 0.06 <0.001b
CVAI 27.54 ± 16.11 59.89 ± 15.55 97.86 ± 21.92 <0.001b
FBG (mmol/L) 4.81 (4.43–5.12) 4.98 (4.67–5.45) 4.93 (4.64–5.36) 0.09
Fasting insulin (pmol/L) 50.36 (40.89–77.75) 107.1 (89.45–147.28) 145.35 (111.77–192.74) <0.001b
TC (mmol/L) 4.89 ± 1.08 4.94 ± 0.74 5.35 ± 0.85 0.005
TG (mmol/L) 1.12 (0.77–1.795) 1.49 (1.02–1.96) 1.55 (1.18–2.30) 0.006
HDL-c (mmol/L) 1.48 (1.28–1.67) 1.21 (1.08–1.31) 1.2 (1.05–1.34) <0.001b
LDL-c (mmol/L) 2.37 (2.02–2.84) 2.83 (2.31–3.36) 2.99 (2.65–3.55) <0.001b
T (ng/dL) 42.99 (34.93–57.49) 39.69 (31.76–46.74) 40.63 (31.48–51.40) 0.371
AMH (ng/mL) 8.95 (6.03–13.60) 6.57 (4.18–8.77) 6.03 (4.34–9.44) 0.001a

aP < 0.05, bP< 0.001; Values are expressed as mean ± s.d.

AMH, anti-Müllerian hormone; CVAI, Chinese visceral adiposity index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBG, fasting plasma glucose; HC, hip circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; WHtR, Waist-to-height ratio.