Table 1. Demographic characteristics-based distribution of the study participants.
|
Characteristics |
PCOS (n=60) n (%) |
Controls (n=40) n (%) |
P-value |
|
Age (Mean±SD of years) |
25.02±4.135 |
25.8±5.239 |
0.4068 ns |
|
< 18 |
1 (1.67) |
2 (5) |
|
|
18 - 26 |
43 (71.67) |
19 (47.5) |
|
|
27 - 37 |
16 (26.67) |
19 (47.5) |
|
|
Marital status |
|
||
|
Married |
48 (80) |
36 (90) |
|
|
Single |
12 (20) |
4 (10) |
|
|
Family history of PCOS |
|
||
|
Yes |
18 (30) |
0 (0) |
|
|
No |
42 (70) |
40 (100) |
|
|
BMI (kg/m2) Mean±SD |
27.44±4.302 |
25.79±3.442 |
0.0461* |
|
Underweight < 18.50 |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
|
|
Normal range 18.50-24.99 |
18 (30) |
17 (42.5) |
|
|
Overweight 25-29.99 |
24 (40) |
18 (45) |
|
|
Obese ≥ 30 |
18 (30) |
5 (12.5) |
|
|
Fertility |
|
||
|
Fertile |
0 (0) |
36 (90) |
|
|
Primary infertility |
28 (46.67) |
0 (0) |
|
|
Secondary infertility |
20 (33.33) |
0 (0) |
|
|
Single |
12 (20) |
4 (10) |
|
P-value ≥ 0.05 not significant (ns), and P-value < 0.05 significant *