Table 2. Comparison of patients' characteristics at the baseline and after 3-months of treatment with orlistat
Parameters Baseline After treatment p-value*
BMI (kg/m2) (Mean) 32.69±0.94 30.62±0.78 <0.001
Waist (cm) (Mean) 114.15±10.06 111.05±11.67 <0.001
Testosterone (ng/ml) (Mean) 0.80±0.23 0.63±0.22 <0.001
17α-OH Progesterone (ng/ml) (Mean) 1.13± 0.11 1.00±1.1 NS
DHEA-S (µg/ml) (Mean) 2.17±0.29 2.12±0.29 NS
SHBG (nmol/l) (Mean) 24.77±3.3 30.59±6.5 NS
LH (mIU/ml) (Mean) 12.94±1.7 11.36±1.06 NS
FSH (mIU/ml) (Mean) 5.53±0.51 8.77±3.39 NS
NS: Not Significant