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Table 1 Main study parameters assessed in PCOS patients and healthy eugonadal women (n = 78)

From: Serum under-carboxylated osteocalcin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: weight-dependent relationships with endocrine and metabolic traits

 

PCOS (n = 52)

Controls (n = 26)

Age (years)

24.44 ± 5.49

25.96 ± 7.28

BMI (kg/m2)

28.79 ± 5.66

27.03 ± 6.04

WHR

0.85 ± 0.06

0.79 ± 0.06**

Total body FM (kg)

32.94 ± 11.58

28.79 ± 11.49

SBP (mm Hg)

108.46 ± 12.46

107.88 ± 12.66

DBP (mm Hg)

72.01 ± 9.96

70.38 ± 9.26

ucOC (ng/ml)

3.11 ± 0.68

2.79 ± 0.84#

OC (ng/ml)

13.76 ± 6.58

13.07 ± 6.55

β-CrossLaps (ng/ml)

0.539 ± 0.426

0.528 ± 0.334

TT (nmol/l)

3.04 ± 1.20

1.91 ± 0.80***

cFT (nmol/l)

0.051 ± 0.027

0.020 ± 0.012***

SHBG (nmol/l)

47.58 ± 32.09

88.03 ± 41.19***

Glucose (mg/dl)

85.57 ± 7.90

84.53 ± 7.03

Insulin (μU/ml)

16.56 ± 6.83

12.40 ± 3.81*

HOMA-IR

3.54 ± 1.64

2.60 ± 0.87**

QUICKI

0.322 ± 0.020

0.334 ± 0.017*

Hs-CRP (mg/l)

5.51 ± 3.91

4.04 ± 3.87

  1. 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.
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Journal of Ovarian Research

ISSN: 1757-2215

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