Characteristic PCOS Patients Controls P value
(n=28) (n=14)
Age 29.3 (23-35) 28.4 (24-31) 0.342
BMI (kg/m2) 25.2 (18.7-34) 21.7 (18-29.2) 0.0073
WHR 0.8 (0.75-0.95) 0.8 (0.76-0.89) 0.4515
Age of first period 14.1 (11-23) 13.4 (11-15) 0.25
BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist/hip ratio.
Table 1: Characteristics of PCOS patients and the controls. Data represents mean (range).