Table 1.
The demographic characteristics and biochemical variables in PCOS-NIR, PCOS-IR, and non-PCOS groups
| Variables | PCOS-NIR (N = 30) | PCOS-IR (N = 30) | non-PCOS (N = 30) | p-value |
| Age (years) | 29.20 ± 0.91 | 28.27 ± 0.90 | 29.73 ± 0.80 | 0.490 |
| Weight (kg) | 69.60 ± 2.54 | 70.20 ± 2.38 | 73.02 ± 1.94 | 0.537 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.19 ± 1.01 | 29.17 ± 0.91 | 27.88 ± 0.88 | 0.597 |
| Body fat% | 35.14 ± 1.15 | 36.10 ± 1.22 | 34.76 ± 1.11 | 0.703 |
| FBG(mg/dl) | 75.75 ± 2.55 | 94.10 ± 3.37 | 83.76 ± 2.88 | 0.140a 0.040b < 0.001c |
| FIN(μIU/ml) | 8.52 ± 0.48 | 20.89 ± 1.26 | 11.57 ± 0.74 | 0.046a < 0.001b < 0.001c |
| HOMA-IR | 1.58 ± 0.09 | 4.82 ± 0.34 | 2.37 ± 0.15 | 0.039a < 0.001b < 0.001c |
| QUICKI | 0.360 ± 0.004 | 0.306 ± 0.002 | 0.339 ± 0.003 | < 0.001a < 0.001b < 0.001c |
| DPP4 activity (μM/mL/min) |
2.43 ± 0.08 | 2.63 ± 0.16 | 1.91 ± 0.10 | 0.011a < 0.001b 0.511c |
| PGRN(ng/ml) | 62.51 ± 13.33 | 63.94 ± 12.45 | 53.16 ± 11.41 | 0.259 |
BMI (Body mass index), FBG (Fasting blood glucose), FIN (Fasting insulin), HOMA-IR (Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance), QUICKI (Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index), DPP4 (Dipeptidyl peptidase-4), PGRN (Progranulin) Data are presented as means ± SE. a: PCOS-NIR vs. control, b: PCOS-IR vs. control, c: PCOS-NIR vs. PCOS-IR