Table 4. Mean difference and comparison of hormonal parameters between the subgroups.
|
Dependent Variable |
Group |
Study group |
No. |
Mean ±SE |
|
LH (mIU/ml) |
N.Wt. PCOS |
Ob. PCOS |
30 |
8.84±1.24 |
|
N.Wt. Control |
30 |
5.35±0.42* |
||
|
Ob. Without PCOS |
30 |
5.71±0.34* |
||
|
Ob. PCOS |
N.Wt. PCOS
|
30 |
9.41±1.15 |
|
|
N.Wt. Control |
30 |
5.35±0.42* |
||
|
Ob. Without PCOS |
30 |
5.71±0.34* |
||
|
FSH (mIU/ml) |
N.Wt. PCOS |
Ob. PCOS |
30 |
4.49±0.43 |
|
N.Wt. Control |
30 |
7.42±0.54* |
||
|
Ob. Without PCOS |
30 |
7.43±0.36* |
||
|
Ob. PCOS |
N.Wt. PCOS |
30 |
4.23±0.30 |
|
|
N.Wt. Control |
30 |
7.42±0.54* |
||
|
Ob. Without PCOS |
30 |
7.43±0.36* |
||
|
LH/FSH Ratio |
N.Wt. PCOS |
Ob. PCOS |
30 |
1.9±0.11 |
|
N.Wt. Control |
30 |
0.73±0.30* |
||
|
Ob. Without PCOS |
30 |
0.76±0.24* |
||
|
Ob. PCOS |
N.Wt. PCOS |
30 |
2.46±0.28 |
|
|
N.Wt. Control |
30 |
0.73±0.30* |
||
|
Ob. Without PCOS |
30 |
0.76±0.24* |
||
|
kisspeptin ng/L
|
N.Wt. PCOS |
Ob. PCOS |
23 |
382.9±20.54* |
|
N.Wt. Control |
22 |
374.4±10.7* |
||
|
Ob. Without PCOS |
23 |
401.2±9.3* |
||
|
Ob. PCOS |
N.Wt. PCOS |
22 |
611.2±112* |
|
|
N.Wt. Control |
30 |
374.4±10.7 |
||
|
Ob. Without PCOS |
30 |
401.2±9.3 |
||
|
DHEA-S (μg/dl) |
N.Wt. PCOS |
Ob. PCOS |
30 |
320±31.6 |
|
N.Wt. Control |
30 |
173.5±11.1* |
||
|
Ob. Without PCOS |
30 |
174.7±11.6* |
||
|
Ob. PCOS |
N.Wt. PCOS |
30 |
323.6±31.8 |
|
|
N.Wt. Control |
30 |
173.5±11.1* |
||
|
Ob. Without PCOS |
30 |
174.7±11.6* |
*P-value equal to or less than 0.05 was significant, P-value >0.05 was not significant, PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), BMI (body mass index), SE (std. error), N.Wt. (normal weight), Ob. (obese), DHEA-S (dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate).