Table 2 Comparison of demographic and biochemical features between PCOS cases and controls

Age (year)

24.3 ± 4.89

24.6 ± 4.88

0.49

  Age at menarche (year)

12.84 ± 1.33

13.13 ± 1.34

7.0E^−3*

Lifestyle pattern

  Sedentary

315

187

1.0E^−5*

  Active

106

135

  BMI (kg/m²)

23.9 ± 4.6

22.1 ± 3.39

1.0E^−4*

  WHR

0.89 ± 0.066

0.83 ± 0.084

1.0E^−3*

  Cholesterol (mg/dl)

176.08 ± 50.31

161.26 ± 40.6

2.0E^−5*

  Triglycerides (mg/dl)

161.36 ± 90.57

106.15 ± 63.59

1.0E^−5*

  HDL-C (mg/dl)

44.92 ± 13.3

51.18 ± 25.93

1.0E^−4*

  LDL-C (mg/dl)

99.26 ± 54.4

88.84 ± 47.49

7.0E^−3*

  VLDL-C(mg/dl)

31.89 ± 17.7

21.23 ± 12.71

1.0E^−4*

  LH (mIU/ml)

7.9 ± 4.4

5.2 ± 2.7

6.0E^−3*

  FSH (mIU/ml)

6.2 ± 2.9

6.1 ± 3.4

0.49

  LH/FSH ratio

2.06 ± 3.79

0.89 ± 0.68

0.11

  Total testosterone (ng/ml)

0.90 ± 0.33

0.58 ± 0.31

1.0E^−4*