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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the participants a

From: The effects of canola and olive oils consumption compared to sunflower oil, on lipid profile and hepatic steatosis in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

variable

sunflower oil group (n = 24)

canola oil group (n = 24)

olive oil group (n = 24)

P_value*

Age (years)

28.08 (6.17)

31.75 (6.35)

29.58 (7.26)

0.163

Weight (kg)

80.07 (12.97)

71.95 (7.14)

73.97 (12.47)

0.038

BMI (kg/m2)

29.47 (3.57)

27.74 (1.91)

28.84 (4.44)

0.127

Duration of PCOS (years)

2 [1–4.74]

2 [0.31–9.5]

5 [1–9]

0.434

Physical Activity (Met-Hours/wk)

19.69 (23.54)

17.37 (24.97)

14.17 (16.27)

0.689

Marital

Single

5 (20.8%)

2 (8.3%)

4 (16.7%)

0.472

married

19 (79.2%)

22 (91.7%)

20 (83.3%)

OCP prescription

(last 3 months)

YES

5 (20.8%)

5 (20.8%)

5 (20.8%)

1.00

NO

19 (79.2%)

19 (79.2%)

19 (79.2%)

Metformin prescription (last 3 months)

YES

2 (8.3%)

2 (8.3%)

3 (12.5%)

0.85

NO

22 (91.7%)

22 (91.7%)

21 (87.5%)

  1. OCP Oral contraceptive pill, PCOS Polycystic ovary syndrome
  2. aValues are mean (SD) or Median [Q1-Q3] or Number (percent)
  3. * P-values are resulted from ANOVA or Chi-Square or kruskal-wallis test