Table 1.
Results are expressed as median (range) or mean ± SD according to distribution.
| PCOS | Control | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 29 ± 5 | 26 ± 4 | 0.075 |
| Weight (kg) | 76 ± 19 | 51 ± 5 | < 0.001 |
| Height (m) | 1.59 ± 0.6 | 1.59 ± 0.7 | 0.851 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.6 ± 7.0 | 20.3 ± 1.6 | < 0.001 |
| WC (cm) | 94.1 ± 15.9 | 68.3 ± 10.9 | 0.002 |
| Glu (mmol/L) | 5.08 ± 0.56 | 5.06 ± 0.53 | 0.943 |
| Insulin (pmol/L) | 96.76 ± 84.44 | 44.03 ± 14.23 | 0.179 |
| HOMA | 3.21 ± 3.36 | 1.48 ± 0.52 | 0.311 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.30 ± 0.69 | 0.90 ± 0.39 | 0.194 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.25 ± 0.33 | 1.55 ± 0.27 | 0.005 |
| TG/HDL | 2.7 ± 1.9 | 1.2 ± 0.4 | < 0.001 |
| hs-CRP (nmol/L) | 33.62 ± 33.97 | 11.71 ± 7.61 | < 0.001 |
| LAP (cm mmol/L) | 55.8 ± 42.5 | 12.6 ± 0.5 | < 0.001 |
| TT (nmol/L) | 1.42 ± 0.34 | 0.94 ± 0.60 | 0.001 |
| fT (pmol/L) | 28.7 ± 17.09 | 11.16 ± 7.52 | 0.007 |
| bioT (nmol/L) | 0.65 ± 0.39 | 0.26 ± 0.17 | 0.008 |
| SHBG (nmol/L) | 36.28 ± 25.63 | 61.76 ± 32.16 | 0.006 |
| 25OHD (nmol/L) | 37.5 (25–97.5) | 43.4 (25–97) | 0.017 |
| Leptin (ng/mL) | 29.5 ± 15.8 | 17.3 ± 13.6 | 0.059 |
| Cortisol 8hs (nmol/L) | 344.8 ± 111.4 | 366.9 ± 139.3 | 0.618 |
| Hair cortisol (pg/mg) | 130 (40–1106) | 63 (40–128) | < 0.001 |
BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, Glu glucose, TG tryglicerides, HDL HDL cholesterol, hs-CRP high sensitive C reactive protein, LAP lipid accumulation product, TT total testosterone, fT free testosterone, bioT bioavailable testosterone, 25OHD 25-hydroxyvitamin D.