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
Table 1: Anthropometric, biochemical and hormonal characteristics of PCOS women and controls.