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Middle East Fertility Society Journal

Table 8 Relation of insulin therapy with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and apparent symptoms in diabetic patients

From: Comparative analysis of clinical symptoms and biochemical alterations in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: assessing the impact of type 1 diabetes versus non-diabetic controls

Variable

Non-intensive insulin therapy (No. = 28)

Intensive insulin therapy (No. = 22)

χ2

P-value

Have PCOS, No. (%)

 Have

2 (7.1)

9 (40.9)

6.336

0.012

 Have not

26 (92.9)

13 (59.1)

  

Acanthosis nigricans, No. (%)

 Yes

2 (7.1)

4 (18.2)

0.568

0.451

 No

26 (92.9)

18 (81.8)

  

Seborrhea, No. (%)

 Yes

3 (10.7)

7 (31.8)

2.237

0.135

 No

25 (89.3)

15 (68.2)

  

Hirsutism, No. (%)

 Yes

2 (7.1)

6 (27.3)

2.368

0.124

 No

26 (92.9)

16 (72.7)

  
  1. Non-intensive insulin treatment: < 3 insulin injections/day, intensive insulin treatment: ≥ 3 insulin injections/day; No., number; P-value of χ2(corrected) test, P < 0.05: significant, P > 0.05: not significant
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