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Table 1 Comparison of anthropometric measurements and metabolic profile of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (POCS) and normal healthy females

From: A study of ghrelin and leptin levels and their relationship to metabolic profiles in obese and lean Saudi women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

 

Groupa

Mean

SD

p

Age (years)

PCOS

25.61

0.39

0.135

Control

24.67

0.50

Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2)

PCOS

28.66

0.58

0.339

Control

27.77

0.73

Weight/height ratio

PCOS

0.84

0.008

< 0.0001

Control

0.76

0.007

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

PCOS

4.32

0.07

< 0.0001

Control

3.64

0.05

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

PCOS

1.08

0.03

< 0.0001

Control

0.86

0.03

HDL-C (mmol/L)

PCOS

1.08

0.02

< 0.0001

Control

1.27

0.03

LDL-C (mmol/L)

PCOS

2.44

0.05

< 0.0001

Control

1.71

0.05

Leptin (ng/ml)

PCOS

25.56

1. 37

0.833

Control

26.05

1.84

Ghrelin (ng/ml)

PCOS

0.42

0.013

0.200

Control

0.45

0.015

Insulin (pmol/L)

PCOS

97.98

5.20

< 0.0001

Control

73. 37

3.48

Glucose (mmol/L)

PCOS

5.05

0.045

< 0.0001

Control

4.71

0.045

HOMA-IR (insulin resistance)

PCOS

3.23

0.18

< 0.0001

Control

2.28

0.11

HOMA-S (insulin sensitivity)

PCOS

180.66

10.07

0.770

Control

184.70

9.32

  1. Groupa = PCOS- 130; Control- 122
  2. SEM Standard error of the mean; p = < 0.05 is statistically significant
  3. HOMA Homeostatic model assessment