Parameters | PCOS group n = 6 | Control group n = 6 | Difference between groupsa | ||
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Mean (± SD) | Mean (± SD) | Adjusted mean difference (95%CI)b | p value | q value | |
Age | 30.250 (4.3725) | 27.429 (2.507) | 0.71 (− 0.26 to 1.67) | 0.139 | 0.175 |
Years of infertility | 3.750 (1.960) | 2.429 (0.976) | 0.75 (− 0.22 to 1.72) | 0.116 | 0.168 |
Body mass index (BMI)c | 23.390 (2.131) | 22.366 (2.202) | 0.45 (− 0.49 to 1.40) | 0.332 | 0.319 |
Luteinizing hormone (LH) IU/Ld | 13.077 (3.741) | 5.029 (1.924) | 2.39 (1.12 to 3.65) |  < 0.001 |  < 0.001 |
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) IU/Ld | 5.178 (1.303) | 6.410 (1.903) |  − 0.76 (− 1.73 to 0.21) | 0.111 | 0.168 |
LH:FSH ratio | 2.514 (0.399) | 0.804 (0.278) | 4.52 (2.66 to 6.39) |  |  < 0.001 |
Estradiol (E2) pmol/Ld | 147.4 (38.756) | 140.057 (146.376) | 0.08 (− 0.86 to 1.01) | 0.870 | 0.678 |
Testosterone nmol/L | 2.023 (0.287) | 0.697 (0.334) | 4.16 (2.41 to 5.92) |  < 0.001 |  < 0.001 |
Prolactin (PRL)mIU/Ld | 349.016 (214.871) | 363.9 (132.897) |  − 0.08 (− 1.02 to 0.87) | 0.873 | 0.678 |
Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH)ng/ml | 9.933 (5.628) | 4.450 (1.800) | 1.13 (0.11 to 2.14) | 0.024 | 0.048 |
Progesterone (P)nmol/L | 0.452 (0.275) | 0.657 (0.653) |  − 0.44 (− 1.38 to 0.51) | 0.347 | 0.319 |
Fasting glucose nmol/L | 5.023 (0.412) | 5.216 (0.296) |  − 0.49 (− 1.44 to 0.46) | 0.294 | 0.319 |
Sinus follicle number | 32.167 (10.098) | 20.857 (4.981) | 1.25 (0.22 to 2.28) | 0.014 | 0.034 |