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Table 1 Clinical and anthropometric characteristics at 5-year follow-up in controls and PCOSr girls

From: Evolution of metabolic alterations 5 Years after early puberty in a cohort of girls predisposed to polycystic ovary syndrome

 

Controls (n = 8)

PCOSr (n = 8)

Age (years)

17.6 (14.6–20.2)

17.5 (14.4–20.1)

Duration of follow-up (years)

5.4 (5.3–6.0)

5.6 (4.6–6.6)

Tanner stage ≥4 (n, %)a

8 (100.0)

7 (87.5)

FG score > 8 (n, %)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Post-menarche (n, %)

7 (87.5)

7 (87.5)

Hormonal contraceptives (n, %)

3 (37.5)

3 (37.5)

Weight (kg)

57.4 (45.7–77.6)

58.5 (54.2–73.9)

BMI (kg/m2)

22.4 (19.1–27.8)

22.7 (21.5–30.8)

BMI Z-score

0.26 (−0.96–1.52)

0.63 (0.02–1.71)

Obese (n, %)

2 (25)

2 (25)

Fat percentage (%)

27.6 (13.4–37.9)

29.0 (24.1–35.4)

Waist circumference Z-score

−0.98 (−1.50–0.50)

−0.38 (−1.25 – −0.38)

WHtR Z-score

−0.88 (−1.06–0.54)

−0.41 (−1.04–0.57)

  1. Continuous values are expressed as median (25th–75th percentile) and compared with Mann-Whitney test
  2. Categorical values are expressed as n (%) and compared with Chi-Square or Fisher’s exact test
  3. BMI Body mass index, WHtR Ratio of waist circumference (cm) to height (cm);
  4. FG score Ferriman-Gallwey score
  5. aTanner stage according to the highest score of its three components: pubic hair, axillary hair and breast development
  6. There were no significant differences between groups according to p values >0.05