Table 1 The demographic and clinical characteristics of women with PCOS and non-PCOS control
Item | PCOS group (n = 19) | Control group (n = 21) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 30.1 ± 2.3 | 32.5 ± 4.1 | 0.24 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.9 ± 4.4 | 22.7 ± 2.3 | 0.29 |
Duration of infertility (y) | 1.6 ± 1.5 | 1.5 ± 1.4 | 0.83 |
Primary infertility, n (%) | 8 (42.1%) | 10 (47.6%) | 0.73 |
FSH (mIU/ml)* | 6.6 ± 1.6 | 7.4 ± 1.0 | 0.31 |
LH (mIU/ml)* | 5.3 ± 3.5 | 6.0 ± 8.7 | 0.75 |
E2 (pg/ml)* | 42.7 ± 25.2 | 35.9 ± 15.0 | 0.30 |
T (ng/ml)* | 0.50 ± 0.49 | 0.36 ± 0.23 | 0.25 |
AFC* | 20.5 ± 10.1 | 10.2 ± 5.7 | < 0.001 |
E2 on HCG day(pg/ml) | 4375.9 ± 1203.8 | 2420.6 ± 1411.9 | < 0.001 |
P on HCG day(ng/ml) | 1.6 ± 0.6 | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 0.03 |
Days of gonadotropin use (d) | 11.3 ± 2.8 | 10.6 ± 3.4 | 0.48 |
Total Gonadotropin dose (U) | 2109.3 ± 815.5 | 2941.9 ± 1173.6 | 0.01 |