Table 1 The clinical characteristics of PCOS patients and control subjects.

From: ERBB4 Confers Risk for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Han Chinese

 

PCOS

Control

P

N

1500

1220

 

Age a (years)

29(27–32)

29(25–34)

0.396

BMIa(kg/m2)

24.22(21.47–27.73)

21.88(19.95–24.12)

<0.001

FSH a (IU/L)

6.12(5.16–7.08)

6.86(5.92–8.33)

<0.001

LH a (IU/L)

9.36(6.12–13.39)

4.70(3.51–6.01)

<0.001

T a (ng/dl)

43.73(31.49–54.15)

27.65(19.98–38.18)

<0.001

  1. BMI: body mass index. FSH: follicle stimulating hormone. LH: luteinizing hormone. T: testosterone.
  2. aData are presented as median (interquartile ranges).
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