Table 2 Comparison of the metabolic features of women with PCOS (without impaired fasting glucose or diabetes; n = 44) to those with prediabetes alone (without PCOS; n = 60). Mean (95% confidence intervals).
From: Prediabetes and diabetes in a cohort of Qatari women screened for polycystic ovary syndrome
PCOS | IFG (Pre-diabetes) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age years | 27.99 (26.68–29.29) | 31.2 (29.27–33.14) | <0.01 |
BMI | 30.52 (29.21–31.83) | 28.80 (26.51–31.08) | 0.07 |
Waist-Hip Ratio | 0.79 (0.78–0.81) | 0.76 (0.74–0.78) | <0.01 |
Glucose mmol/L | 5.00 (4.79–5.21) | 5.92 (5.81–6.04) | <0.001 |
HBA 1C % | 5.55 (5.36–5.74) | 5.51 (5.33–5.68) | 0.95 |
Insulin pmol/L | 15.52 (13.51–18.13) | 28.81 (19.68–37.94) | 0.016 |
Insulin Resistance | 3.96 (3.10–4.83) | 10.79 (5.57–16.01) | <0.01 |
Total cholesterol mmol/L | 4.66 (4.50–4.82) | 4.70 (4.47–4.92) | 0.57 |
High Density Lipoprotein mmol/L | 1.34 (1.27–1.40) | 1.44 (1.33–1.55) | <0.01 |
Low Density Lipoprotein mmol/L | 2.77 (2.63–2.92) | 2.74 (2.54–2.94) | 0.65 |
Testosterone nmol/L | 1.74 (1.60–1.87) | 1.09 (0.98–1.21) | <0.001 |
C-Reactive Protein mmol/L | 8.23 (6.89–9.58) | 7.68 (6.02–9.34) | 0.43 |
Systolic blood pressure mmHg | 109.26 (106.75–111.77) | 106.70 (103.20–110.20) | 0.31 |
Diastolic blood pressure mmHg | 72.79 (71.09–74.49) | 70.20 (67.68–72.72) | 0.22 |
Vicorder - PulseWaveVelocity m/s | 9.89 (9.46–10.32) | 10.64 (8.94–12.35) | 0.78 |
