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Table 2 Main results according to FHA cause

From: Stress and polycystic ovarian morphology in functional hypothalamic amenorrhea: a retrospective cohort study

 

Stress-induced FHA

FHA due to excessive exercise

p

Age (years) *

25.5 (21.0;30.0)

26.0 (22.8;29.0)

0.962

BMI (kg/m2) *

20.0 (18.8;22.8)

19.7 (18.7;21.8)

0.467

Duration of amenorrhea (months) *

12.0 (5.8;24.0)

17.0 (11.8;36.0)

0.030

Prolactin (ng/mL)

13.2 (10.5;18.7)

11.7 (9.3; 14.4)

0.008

Follicle stimulating hormone (mIU/mL) *

4.6 (3.2;6.1)

3.7 (2.1;5.5)

0.333

Luteinizing hormone (mIU/mL) *

2.5 (1.0;4.5)

1.6 (0.7;3.0)

0.298

Estradiol (pg/mL) *

23.5 (13.3;36.3)

19.5 (11.2;27.3)

0.168

Testosterone (ng/mL) *

0.22 (0.14;0.32)

0.20 (0.13;0.30)

0.619

Dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate (µg/mL) *

2.43 (1.50;3.21)

1.84 (1.31;2.61)

0.058

Sexual hormone binding globulin (nmol/L) *

68.7 (55.1;101.1)

73.4 (56.3;102.8)

0.407

AMH (ng/mL) *

3.87 (2.23;6.22)

2.48 (1.68;4.82)

0.153

PCOM #

22 (57.9)

12 (31.6)

0.019

  1. Data are presented as *median (IQR) or # n (%)