Table 7 Clinical and biochemical features of diabetic women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Waist-to-hip ratio

 Mean ± SD

84.0 ± 5.6

80.3 ± 5.4

t

1.736

0.091

Insulin dose (UI.cc/ml/day)

 Mean ± SD

72.7 ± 23.9

55.0 ± 19.8

t

2.350

0.023

Age at menarche (years)

 Mean ± SD

14.5 ± 1.9

13.6 ± 1.2

t

1.631

0.110

Oligomenorrhea, No. (%)

 Yes

11 (100)

6 (15.4)

χ²

23.735

 < 0.001*

 No

0 (0.0)

33 (84.6)

T testosterone (ng/ml)

 Mean ± SD

0.64 ± 0.09

0.53 ± 0.11

t

2.350

0.023

Insulin (mlU/ml)

 Mean ± SD

23.1 ± 13.0

14.1 ± 11.8

t

2.104

0.041