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Table 1 The clinical characteristics of control and PCOS women

From: Assessment of Cdx2 polymorphism in Iranian women with polycystic ovary syndrome

 

PCOS

Control

P value

Number

38

40

-

Age (year)

28.58 ± 5.83

34.37 ± 5.07

P \(<\) 0.001a

BMI (kg/m2)

32.39 ± 3.47

33.82 ± 3.37

0.072a

FBS

96.21 ± 10.20

89.47 ± 6.41

0.001a

Insulin

24.57 ± 14.37

18.02 ± 10.36

0.021b

IGF-1

6.70 ± 5.55

6.02 ± 2.52

0.582b

HOMA-IR

5.97 ± 3.73

4.04 ± 2.48

0.01b

  1. All differences were considered significant at p < 0.05
  2. BMI body mass index, FBS fasting blood sugar, IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor-1, HOMA-IR  homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance
  3. aIndependent sample t test and bMann-Whitney test