Table 2 Biochemical measures of all study subjects and separately in normal weight, overweight, and obese PCOS individuals (mean ± SD and median in brackets)
Variable | All participants | BMI groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 25 | 25–29.9 | ≥30 | P-value* | ||
Fasting glucose (mg/dl) | 91.19 ± 7.83 (90.0) | 90.59 ± 6.10 (90.0) | 92.62 ± 10.34 (92.0) | 90.27 ± 6.97 (89.0) | 0.65 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 170.55 ± 40.85 (172.0) | 170.15 ± 50.59 (173.0) | 177.23 ± 26.18 (174.0) | 160.00 ± 32.53 (162.0) | 0.37 |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 43.78 ± 9.28 (44.0) | 44.72 ± 9.10 (46.0) | 43.54 ± 11.12 (42.0) | 41.73 ± 5.73 (43.0) | 0.57 |
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 70.56 ± 25.76 (70.0) | 72.36 ± 32.73 (70.0) | 71.27 ± 64.21 (70.0) | 64.67 ± 21.02 (63.0) | 0.46 |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 121.48 ± 66.81 (101.0) | 109.08 ± 61.67 (91.0) | 147.04 ± 81.56 (125.0) | 109.40 ± 34.45 (113.0) | 0.04 |
Insulin level (μIU/mL) | 10.84 ± 5.43 (9.2) | 9.39 ± 4.47 (8.2) | 12.17 ± 6.10 (12.7) | 12.33 ± 5.88 (11.0) | 0.13 |
HOMA-IR | 2.4 ± 1.3 (2.0) | 2.13 ± 1.10 (1.8) | 2.81 ± 1.45 (3.0) | 2.76 ± 1.37 (2.3) | 0.13 |
TSH (ng/dl) | 3.19 ± 2.02 (2.8) | 3.18 ± 2.15 (2.9) | 2.84 ± 1.39 (2.6) | 3.85 ± 2.55 (3.0) | 0.60 |
Prolactin (ng/ml) | 9.54 ± 8.44 (7.6) | 9.92 ± 7.64 (7.7) | 10.50 ± 10.66 (8.9) | 6.91 ± 5.58 (5.9) | 0.38 |
LH (mIU/ml) | 5.54 ± 4.37 (4.4) | 6.26 ± 4.45 (4.8) | 5.65 ± 5.07 (4.4) | 3.51 ± 1.49 (4.0) | 0.07 |
FSH (mIU/ml) | 6.64 ± 2.40 (6.6) | 6.81 ± 2.28 (6.8) | 6.75 ± 2.35 (6.0) | 6.03 ± 2.83 (6.0) | 0.55 |
17(OH) progesterone (ng/ml) | 1.63 ± 1.96 (1.2) | 1.49 ± 0.84 (1.3) | 1.97 ± 3.22 (1.1) | 1.41 ± 1.02 (1.1) | 0.50 |
Total Testosterone (nmol/l) | 0.53 ± 0.25 (0.4) | 0.56 ± 0.26 (0.5) | 0.51 ± 0.26 (0.5) | 0.51 ± 0.23 (0.5) | 0.77 |
Free Androgen Index | 1.67 ± 1.54)1.3) | 1.47 ± 1.21 (1.2) | 1.80 ± 2.06 (1.4) | 2.02 ± 1.27 (1.6) | 0.16 |
DHEAS (μmol/l) | 3.18 ± 1.78 (3.2) | 3.39 ± 2.09 (3.3) | 3.11 ± 1.43 (3.0) | 2.79 ± 1.48 (2.4) | 0.45 |
SHBG (nmol/l) | 48.09 ± 42.3 (35.0) | 57.51 ± 53.3 (40.0) | 43.86 ± 29.70 (36.0) | 30.91 ± 15.54 (30.5) | 0.04 |
HMWA (ng/ml) | 2814.61 ± 1649.3 (2381.5) | 3342.35 ± 1840.83 (2914.5) | 2331.00 ± 1280.62 (1847.0) | 2280.73 ± 1307.31 (1690.0) | 0.03 |