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Table 1 A comparison of clinical features among women with PCOS and female controls.

From: Digit ratios by computer-assisted analysis confirm lack of anatomical evidence of prenatal androgen exposure in clinical phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome

 

PCOS (n = 96)

Controls (n = 48)

P-value

Age (y)

28.3 ± 4.5

26.9 ± 4.2

0.0684

BMI (kg/m2)

32.2 ± 8.4

24.1 ± 3.7

<0.0001

Modified FG Score*

10.7 ± 6.6

3.3 ± 2.5

<0.0001

Total Testosterone (nmol/l)

3.6 ± 1.8

2.8 ± 0.9

0.0048

Free Androgen Index (%)

12.4 ± 9.4

5.7 ± 2.9

<0.0001

Total Follicle Count

41.1 ± 15.0

15.7 ± 5.5

<0.0001

Ovarian Volume (ml)

9.7 ± 3.2

6.1 ± 2.3

<0.0001

Menstrual Cycle Length (d)

109.0 ± 99.7

29.7 ± 3.0

<0.0001

  1. * Modified Ferriman-Gallwey (FG) scale used to denote level of hirsutism.
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

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