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PCOS (n = 52)
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Controls (n = 26)
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Age (years)
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24.44 ± 5.49
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25.96 ± 7.28
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BMI (kg/m2)
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28.79 ± 5.66
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27.03 ± 6.04
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WHR
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0.85 ± 0.06
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0.79 ± 0.06**
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Total body FM (kg)
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32.94 ± 11.58
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28.79 ± 11.49
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SBP (mm Hg)
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108.46 ± 12.46
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107.88 ± 12.66
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DBP (mm Hg)
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72.01 ± 9.96
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70.38 ± 9.26
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ucOC (ng/ml)
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3.11 ± 0.68
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2.79 ± 0.84#
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OC (ng/ml)
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13.76 ± 6.58
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13.07 ± 6.55
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β-CrossLaps (ng/ml)
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0.539 ± 0.426
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0.528 ± 0.334
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TT (nmol/l)
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3.04 ± 1.20
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1.91 ± 0.80***
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cFT (nmol/l)
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0.051 ± 0.027
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0.020 ± 0.012***
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SHBG (nmol/l)
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47.58 ± 32.09
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88.03 ± 41.19***
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Glucose (mg/dl)
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85.57 ± 7.90
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84.53 ± 7.03
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Insulin (μU/ml)
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16.56 ± 6.83
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12.40 ± 3.81*
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HOMA-IR
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3.54 ± 1.64
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2.60 ± 0.87**
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QUICKI
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0.322 ± 0.020
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0.334 ± 0.017*
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Hs-CRP (mg/l)
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5.51 ± 3.91
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4.04 ± 3.87
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- Results are presented as mean ± SD and compared by Mann Whitney or two-tailed independent t-test, as appropriated. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index, WHR, waist-to-hip ratio, FM, fat mass, SBP, systolic blood pressure, DBP, diastolic blood pressure, ucOC, under-carboxylated osteocalcin, OC, (1-43/49) osteocalcin, TT, total testosterone, cFT, calculated free testosterone, SHBG, sex hormone-binding globulin, HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance, QUICKI, quantitative insulin sensitivity check index, Hs-CRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, #p = 0.070 and p = 0.016 after adjusting for total body fat mass.
