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Table 2 Demographics and endocrine profiles of anovulatory women, with or without PCOS

From: Follicle-stimulating hormone receptor gene polymorphism in chronic anovulatory women, with or without polycystic ovary syndrome: a cross-sectional study

 

Anovulatory women (n = 121)

PCOS (n = 133)

P*

Age (years)

27.4 ± 5.6

26.6 ± 5.3

0.2092

Body mass index (kg/m2)

21.2 ± 5.6

24.3 ± 6.1

<0.0001

Serum hormones

   

Follicle stimulating hormone (mIU/mL)

5.5 ± 3.2

6.1 ± 2.4

0.143

Luteininzing hormone (mIU/mL)

9.7 ± 7.7

12.2 ± 7.3

0.0100

Estradiol (pg/mL)

106.1 ± 140.1

86.8 ± 130.1

0.2546

Prolactin (ng/mL)

16.8 ± 11.5

15.3 ± 8.8

0.2398

Androstendione (ng/mL)

1.7 ± 1.6

2.5 ± 1.3

<0.0001

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (ng/mL)

1.4 ± 1.0

2.4 ± 1.3

<0.0001

17-hydroxyprogesterone (ng/mL)

1.1 ± 1.6

1.6 ± 1.5

0.0052

Testosterone (ng/mL)

0.3 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.3

<0.0001

Sex hormone binding globulin (nmol/L)

69.8 ± 47.4

40.8 ± 29.7

<0.0001

Free androgen index (FAI)

0.6 ± 0.6

2.6 ± 2.5

<0.0001

  1. Values = mean ± standard deviation.
  2. *t-tests.
  3. PCOS = polycystic ovary syndrome; mIU = milli International Unit; mL = milliliter; pg = picogram; ng = nanogram; nmol = nanomol; L = liter.