Table 1 Clinical and hormonal characteristics in PCOS patients and healthy volunteers

n

102

41

–

Age (years)

29.02 ± 3.75

29.39 ± 4.23

0.628

BMI (kg/m2)

24.32 ± 4.52

20.30 ± 1.77

< 0.001

TT (ng/ml)

0.50 ± 0.23

0.27 ± 0.12

< 0.001

AD (ng/ml)

1.94 ± 0.75

1.15 ± 0.37

< 0.001

DHEA (ng/ml)

10.52 ± 6.42

10.05 ± 5.10

0.680

DHEA-S (ng/ml)

2948.79 ± 1059.11

2340.28 ± 951.74

0.002

LH (mIU/ml)

10.64 ± 6.17

4.23 ± 1.81

< 0.001

FSH (mIU/ml)

6.82 ± 2.01

6.09 ± 1.52

0.039

SHBG (nmol/L)

35.61 ± 22.33

66.70 ± 26.35

< 0.001

FAI

6.49 ± 4.63

1.57 ± 0.85

< 0.001