Table 1 Clinical characteristics and biochemical variables in women with and without PCOS

N

61

31

56

38

18

Age, yrs

26(21–31)

26(23–31)

26(24–29)

25.5(24–27)

29.5(26.75–34)^a

BMI, kg/m²

24.98(21.7–26.98)

26.89(25.63–27.77)^c,f

22.06(21–24.91)

21.59(20.41–22.11)

27.48(24.91–27.85)^a

WHR

0.87 ± 0.07

0.91 ± 0.06 ^c,f

0.85 ± 0.07

0.82 ± 0.06

0.9 ± 0.07^a

FAT%

32.5(28.5–37.3)

37.55(35.88–41.55)^c,f

31.2(23.7–38.6)

24.25(21.3–27.3)

38.6(36.5–41.4)^a

AUCglucose

10.69(9.38–12.54)

11.63(10.49–13.06)^c,f

9.69(8.1–11.66)

8.79(7.51–10.74)

10.73(9.73–12.6)^a

AUCinsulin

107.57(54.18–161.07)

137.51(91.62–193.94)^c,f

73.46(45.57–114.58)

68.93(44.48–98.54)

83.72(43.96–137.69)

HOMA-IR

2.21(1.39–4.2)

3.47(2.14–4.96)^c

1.93(1.19–2.69)

1.61(1–2.25)

3.22(1.85–4.46)^a

Matsuda Index

65.61(40.35–105.8)

49.8(37.46–63.53)^c,f

100.13(63.46–154.98)

110.19(86.21–166.93)

70.21(42.8–113.74)^a

DI

8.67(4.55–16.1)

6.14(2.37–9.79)^c,f

10.94(5.48–22.47)

18.09(8.81–23.94)

5.49(1.98–7.43)^a

TG, mmol/L

1.17(0.8–1.53)

1.26(1.09–1.78)^f

1.29(0.77–1.6)

1.07(0.66–1.6)

1.48(1.15–1.93)^a

TC, mmol/L

4.42(4.01–4.88)

4.6(4.01–5.18)^c

4.2(3.41–4.89)

3.56(3.34–4.6)

4.66(4.34–5.16)^a

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.25(1.08–1.54)

1.18(1.02–1.25)^c,f

1.44(1.21–1.57)

1.47(1.34–1.65)

1.18(1.04–1.31)^a

LDL-C, mmol/L

2.77 ± 0.83

3.04 ± 0.89^c,f

2.55 ± 0.58

2.35 ± 0.53

2.96 ± 0.48^a

hsCRP, mg/L

1.09(0.33–3.03)

2.04(0.55–4.15)^c,f

0.37(0.17–1.65)

0.27(0.17–0.44)

1.82(0.74–3.91)^a

T, nmol/

2.36(1.66–2.75)

2.4(1.83–2.63)^c,e

1.63(1.39–1.87)

1.6(1.4–1.79)

1.73(1.02–2.03)

SHBG, nmol/L

23.3(14.6–45.7)

18.7(11.3–29.7)^c,e,f

41.75(30.73–60.05)

50.2(38.7–62.75)

32.85(18.58–39.6)^a

FAI

9.29(4.46–15.25)

12.54(7.27–19.73)^c,e,f

3.61(2.48–5.2)

3.19(2.45–4.44)

5.4(2.61–7.73)^a

A₂, μg/dL

5.9(4.22–7.98)

6.49(4.83–9.5)^c,e

2.85(2.24–5.52)

2.97(2.26–5.64)

2.73(2.11–5.83)