Table 1 Anthropometric, biochemical and hormonal measurement (means + SD) of controls and PCOS subjects
Clinical Variables | Control (n = 9) | PCOS (n = 10) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 24.8 ± 6.3 | 28.2 ± 7.1 | 0.29 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.4 ± 5.8 | 29.9 ± 5.4 | 0.09 |
Waist (cm) | 79.6 ± 13.6 | 91.7 ± 12.7 | 0.06 |
Hip (cm) | 99.1 ± 14.7 | 109.9 ± 11.8 | 0.09 |
WHR | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.24 |
SBP (mmHg) | 117.3 ± 6.2 | 118.8 ± 10.2 | 0.71 |
DBP (mmHg) | 74.2 ± 8.5 | 76.2 ± 7.8 | 0.60 |
Free androgen index | 1.9 ± 2.1 | 6.6 ± 3.2 | 0.002 |
SHBG (nmol/L) | 72.6 ± 29.8 | 26.0 ± 19.5 | 0.001 |
Testosterone (nmol/L) | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.6 | 0.12 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.6 ± 0.8 | 4.1 ± 0.7 | 0.14 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 1.3 ± 0.8 | 0.08 |
HDL-c (mmol/L) | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 0.29 |
LDL-c (mmol/L) | 2.7 ± 0.6 | 2.3 ± 0.5 | 0.17 |
ALT (IU/L) | 17.3 ± 5.8 | 29.8 ± 13.9 | 0.03 |
FPG (mmol/L) | 4.7 ± 0.6 | 4.7 ± 0.5 | 0.93 |
NEFA (μmol/L) | 505.2 ± 180.2 | 482.9 ± 144.4 | 0.77 |
HOMA-IR | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 2.7 ± 1.7 | 0.05 |