. 2022 Jul 4;13:892125. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.892125

Table 3C.

Comparison of lipid parameters in women with PCOS according to body mass index and age groups.

	BMI<18.5	18.5-24.9	25-29.9	≥30	Age ≤18	19-25	26-30	≥35
TC (mmol/L)	4.444	4.654	4.73	4.98¹²	4.43^bcd	4.70^a	4.80^a	4.91^a
TG (mmol/L)	0.79²³⁴	1.23¹³⁴	1.80¹²	2.05¹²	1.24^d	1.38	1.52	2.06^a
LDL (mmol/L)	2.47	2.49	2.37	2.48	2.46	2.35	2.42^d	2.03^c
HDL (mmol/L)	1.34³	1.57	1.81¹	1.83	1.51^d	1.77^d	1.80^d	2.36^abc
Apo-A (g/L)	1.22	1.22³⁴	1.12²	1.08²	1.17	1.21	1.21	1.25
Apo-B (g/L)	0.79²³⁴	0.88¹³⁴	1.01¹²	1.10¹²	0.84^cd	0.91	0.97^a	1.05^a
FFA (mmol/L)	2.24	1.00	1.98	2.28	0.58	1.35	1.78	1.54
AI	3.15	3.09³⁴	3.23²	3.42²	3.06	3.10	3.12	3.27
TG/HDL	0.75²³⁴	1.09¹³⁴	1.64¹²	1.85¹²	1.18	1.24	1.32	1.80
Apo-B/Apo-A	0.68²³⁴	0.78¹³⁴	0.95¹²	1.09¹²	0.77^c	0.82	0.87^a	0.89

TC, Total cholesterol; TG, Triglycerides; LDL, Low-density lipoprotein; HDL, High-density lipoprotein; Apo-A, Apoprotein A; Apo-B, Apoprotein B; FFA, Free fatty acid; AI, Atherosclerosis index. ¹P < 0.05 vs group BMI<18.5; ²P < 0.05 vs group BMI=18.5-24.9; ³P < 0.05 vs group BMI=25-29.9; ⁴P < 0.05 vs group BMI≥30. ^aP < 0.05 vs group age ≤ 18; ^bP < 0.05 vs group age=19-25; ^cP < 0.05 vs group age=26-30; ^dP < 0.05 vs group age≥35.