Comparison of dietary micronutrient intake in PCOS patients with and without metabolic syndrome

Table 3 Comparison of the nutritional intake of the micronutrients between the case and control groups

Micronutrient	PCOS with MetS n = 14	PCOS without MetS n = 28	P-value
Se (μg/day)	37.52 ± 28.15	110.42 ± 49.93	< 0.001
Cr (μg/day)	0.03 ± 0.08	0.11 ± 0.08	0.006
Zn (mg/day)	6.76 ± 6.43	10.46 ± 4.60	0.03
Carotenoid (mg/day)	2.01 ± 8.66	15.78 ± 9.80	< 0.001
Vitamin D (μg/day)	2.58 ± 1.57	3.13 ± 1.40	0.25
Vitamin E (mg/day)	6.17 ± 7.20	17.21 ± 7.02	< 0.001

PCOS Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, MetS Metabolic Syndrome, Se Selenium, Cr Chromium, Zn Zinc
Data are reported as mean ± SD
P-value related to t-Test
P < 0.05 was considered significant

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