Parameters
PCOS (n=100)
Control (n=100)
p-value
Age (yrs)
23.99 ± 4.20
24.32 ± 2.43
0.50
Age at menarche (yrs)
12.73 ± 0.89
12.55 ± 0.74
0.12
BMI (kg/m
2
)
27.70 ± 2.42
23.35 ± 1.82
<0.001*
Waist circumference (inches)
35.91 ± 2.58
31.20 ± 1.76
<0.001*
Waist : hip ratio
0.86 ± 0.06
0.81 ± 0.03
<0.001*
LH (mIU/ml)
8.55 ± 5.03
2.71 ± 0.78
<0.001*
FSH (mIU/ml)
4.84 ± 1.55
4.59 ± 0.88
0.16
LH/FSH ratio
1.87 ± 1.05
0.59 ± 0.15
<0.001*
TSH (IU/ml)
1.49 ± 0.81
1.52 ± 0.78
0.84
Prolactin (ng/ml)
10.39 ± 6.03
9.37 ± 3.87
0.79
Total testosterone (ng/dl)
32.39 ± 26.21
12.16 ± 6.77
<0.001*
Fasting glucose (mg/dl)
92.81 ± 3.72
79.39 ± 4.25
<0.001*
Fasting insulin (mU/ml)
19.20 ± 2.45
11.72 ± 1.65
<0.001*
Glucose insulin ratio
4.90 ± 0.65
6.88 ± 0.93
<0.001*
Cholesterol (mg/dl)
204.87 ± 18.55
181.55 ± 22.93
<0.001*
Triglyceride (mg/dl)
83.76 ± 24.53
68.97 ± 17.72
<0.001*
LDL (mg/dl)
71.85 ± 24.42
48.62 ± 7.86
<0.001*
HDL (mg/dl)
48.61 ± 7.86
71.85 ± 24.42
<0.001*
Table 1:
Demographic, anthropometric, biochemical, hormonal and sonographic parameters of the study population: PCOS women and controls (mean ± SD)
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