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Table 1 The clinical, hormonal and metabolic parameters in patients with PCOS and control women

From: A case–control observational study of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome among the four phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome based on Rotterdam criteria

Variables

PCOS(n = 263)

Control(n = 263)

P-value

Age (years)

26.78 ± 4.95

29.02 ± 6.04

<0.001

Waist (cm)

99.29 ± 13.30

93.25 ± 12.05

<0.001

Waist-hip ratio (WHR)

0.91 ± 0.75

0.89 ± 0.69

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

31.08 ± 5.82

28.66 ± 5.04

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

125.04 ± 11.94

123.25 ± 11.28

0.078

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

82.21 ± 8.07

81.29 ± 7.43

0.178

AMH (ng/mL)

5.39 ± 2.02

2.49 ± 1.72

<0.001

Total testosterone (ng/mL)

0.44 ± 0.21

0.27 ± 0.13

<0.001

SHBG (nmol/L)

28.01 ± 22.09

41.08 ± 32.39

<0.001

Glucose metabolism profile

 

Fasting insulin (FI) (μU/ml)

15.98 ± 10.12

10.75 ± 5.62

<0.001

2-h insulin (2-h I) (μU/ml)

93.79 ± 69.33

59.15 ± 39.24

<0.001

Fasting glucose (FG) (mg/dL)

90.96 ± 16.72

90.01 ± 12.30

0.458

2-h glucose (2-h G)(mg/dL)

126.44 ± 46.75

116.06 ± 28.56

0.002

QUICKI

0.37 ± 0.03

0.34 ± 0.03

0.001

Ratio of 2-h glucose to 2-h insulin

1.96 ± 1.35

2.58 ± 1.40

<0.001

Fasting glucose/fasting insulin

7.74 ± 5.24

10.61 ± 5.88

<0.001

HOMA-IR

3.67 ± 2.683

2.41 ± 1.42

<0.001

HOMA-B

227.99 ± 154.67

161.94 ± 105.27

<0.001

Matusda index

5.21 ± 3.75

7.19 ± 4.13

0.005

Insulin resistance (IR)

112 (42.6)

45 (17.1)

<0.001

Normal GTT

176 (66.9)

196 (74.5)

0.105

Prediabetes (IFG and/or IGT)

75 (28.5)

61 (23.2)

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

12 (4.6)

6 (2.3)

Family history of T2DM

131 (49.8)

104 (39.5)

0.022

Lipid profile

   

Total cholesterol (TC) (mg/dL)

173.30 ± 34.86

165.29 ± 32.59

0.018

Triglycerides (TG) (mg/dL)

125.73 ± 87.01

96.73 ± 57.15

<0.001

HDL (mg/dL)

43.69 ± 9.68

45.22 ± 8.85

0.059

LDL (mg/dL)

81.55 ± 23.83

77.31 ± 21.87

0.034

Cardiovascular risk (TG/HDL)

3.17 ± 3.03

2.28 ± 1.61

<0.001

Metabolic syndrome (MetS)

141 (53.6)

86 (32.7)

<0.001

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%). P-values were calculated using Student’s t- test and Chi-square test.