| Table 1. Clinical characteristics in studied groups classified according to PCOS and AO. | |||||
| Patients (n) | PCOS+AO+ (n=10) |
PCOS+AO- (n=10) |
PCOS-AO+ (n=10) |
PCOS-AO- (n=10) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | 28.8±3.32 | 28.25±2.25 | 29.7±3.65 | 29.91±4.71 | 0.742 |
| BMI (Kg/M2) | 25.99±3.65 | 20.74±7.81 | 26.65±3.31 | 23.22±7.93 | 0.167 |
| LH/FSH (mIU/ml) | 1 .65±0.49 | 1.42±0.78 | 0.766±0.33 | 0.87±0.54 | 0.078 |
| AMH (ng/ml) | 5.83±3.33*, † | 5.96±2.07 ‡, § | 3.25±1.13*, ‡ | 2.83±0.93 †, § | 0.001 |
| TSH (mIU/ml) | 3.08±1.45 | 2.63±1.66 | 1.91±1.28 | 1.96±0.93 | 0.445 |
| PRL (IU/L) | 187.5±33.68 | 182.6±68.75 | 166.2±46.66 | 152.8±50.44 | 0.535 |
| Free testosterone (ng/ml) | 1.77±0.43*, † | 1.29±0.37 | 0.99±0.47* | 0.81±0.36 † | <0.001 |
Data are mean ± SD; PCOS: Polycystic ovary syndrome; AO: abdominal obesity; BMI: body mass index; Similar superscripts indicate a statistically significant difference (p<0.001).