| Variables | 
        Controls (n=62) | 
        Total    PCOS (n=40) | 
        NIR-PCOS (n=22) | 
        IR-PCOS (n=18) | 
       
      
        | Age (ys) | 
        26.5 ± 6.4 | 
        27.7 ± 5.9 | 
        28.6 ± 6.9 | 
        26.9 ± 5.3 | 
       
      
        | BMI (kg/m2) | 
        27.31 ± 5.2b* | 
        28.8 ± 5.52 | 
        27.22 ± 4.92b* | 
        30.86  ± 5.93 | 
       
      
        | WC (cm) | 
        86.12 ± 10.31a,b** | 
        92.28 ± 11.9 | 
        88.11 ± 10.38b* | 
        96.5 ± 13.39 | 
       
      
        | SBP (mmHg) | 
        116.2 ± 9.4a,b* | 
        121.8 ± 12 | 
        118.9 ± 10.2 | 
        124.5 ± 14.1 | 
       
      
        | DBP (mmHg) | 
        78.2  ± 8.4 | 
        80.5 ± 9.1 | 
        79.2 ± 8.6 | 
        82.2 ± 9.4 | 
       
      
        | Fasting glucose (mg/dl) | 
        89.8 ± 10.61b* | 
        93.9 ± 11.7 | 
        92.2 ± 10.3 | 
        96.92 ± 13.4 | 
       
      
        | Fasting insulin (μU/L) | 
        7.24 ± 2.4a,b** | 
        10.9 ± 3.05 | 
        7.5 ± 2.60b** | 
        14.91 ± 3.6 | 
       
      
        | HOMA-IR | 
        1.65 ± 0.61a,b** | 
        2.61 ± 0.86 | 
        1.75 ± 0.83b** | 
        3.75 ± 0.81 | 
       
      
        | Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 
        169.32 ± 32.93 | 
        180.3 ± 37.42 | 
        172.64 ± 34.25 | 
        189.12 ± 39.56 | 
       
      
        | Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 
        112.96 ± 29.1a,b* | 
        125.7 ± 31.43 | 
        114.01 ± 31.04b* | 
        135.31 ± 32.31 | 
       
      
        | HDL-C (mg/dl) | 
        55.43 ± 8.05b* | 
        53.31 ± 6.15 | 
        55.54 ± 5.21b* | 
        51.2 ± 7.12 | 
       
      
        | LDL-C (mg/dl) | 
        94.6 ± 28.2 | 
        102.3 ± 28.55 | 
        95.4 ± 25.3 | 
        110.71 ± 32.52 | 
       
      
        | Total Testosterone(nmol/L) | 
        1.71 ± 0.72a,b,c** | 
        2.45 ± 1.1 | 
        2.30 ± 0.92 | 
        2.58 ± 1.3 | 
       
      
        | DHEAS (μmol/L) | 
        5.12 ± 2.15b* | 
        5.93 ± 2.64 | 
        5.21 ± 2.85 | 
        6.70 ± 2.55 | 
       
      
        | SHBG (nmol/L) | 
        53.1 ± 24.56b* | 
        44.35 ± 21.36 | 
        49.85 ± 19.52 | 
        38.65 ± 22.25 | 
       
     
      Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation 
    a: Versus Total PCOS, b: versus IR-PCOS, c: versus NIR-PCOS, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 |