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Table 1 The clinical, biochemical and hormonal results in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients and healthy controls

From: Epicardial adipose tissue thickness and NGAL levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Parameter

PCOS group

Control group

p

 

(n = 66)

(n = 50)

 

Age (years)

23.29 ±5.05

22.02 ±5.05

0.183

BMI (kg/m2)

32.09 ±9.80

29.80 ±5.5

0.148

Waist circumference (cm)

8.67 ±19.37

92.28 ±13.30

0.048

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

126.77 ±14.15

113.22 ±9.99

0.0001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

76.18 ±11.37

68.20 ±6.74

0.0001

Fasting insulin (μIU/ml)

11.16 ±6.58

9.47 ±6.06

0.160

Fasting glucose (mg/dl)

97.30 ±13.97

89.10 ±10.56

0.001

HOMA-IR

2.71 ±1.7

2.16 ± 1.5

0.072

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

194.81 ±39.55

173.28 ±29.99

0,002

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

115.91 ±58.18

93.30 ±39.30

0.020

HDL-C (mg/dl)

49.61 ±11.09

47.08 ±10.30

0.213

LDL-C (mg/dl)

122.83 ±34.43

107.0 ±24.64

0.007

hsCRP (mg/dl)

0.54 ±0.95

0.19 ±0.31

0.015

TSH (μIU/ml)

2.11 ±1.47

2.58 ±3.24

0.295

Prolactin (ng/ml)

18.3 ± 15.4

17.4 ± 6.9

0.590

Total testosterone (ng/ml)

0.85 ± 0.3

0.56 ± 0.1

0.0001

FSH (mIU/ml)

4.5 ± 1.2

4.5 ± 0.7

0.950

LH (mIU/ml)

5.7 ± 2.7

3.5 ± 0.5

0.0001

Estradiol (pg/ml)

43.9 ± 33.3

41.02 ± 3.1

0.536

DHEAS (μg/dl)

266.3 ± 123

203.85 ± 40.3

0.0001

Free testosterone (pg/ml)

3,3 ± 2.3

2.3 ± 0.4

0.008

EATT (mm)

0.38 ±0.16

0.34 ±0.36

0.144

NGAL (pg/ml)

101.98 ±21.53

107.40 ±26.44

0.228

  1. Values are expressed as means ± SD. BMI body mass index, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, hs-CRP high-sensitive C- reactive protein, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone, FSH follicle-stimulating hormone, LH luteinizing hormone, DHEAS dehydroepiandrosterone sulfat, EATT epicardial adipose tissue thickness, NGAL neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin.