Table 1 Demographic and biochemical parameters of PCOS women from urban and rural regions

From: Comparing the metabolomic landscape of polycystic ovary syndrome within urban and rural environments

Demographic variables and biochemical parameters

Urban PCOS (n = 16)

Rural PCOS (n = 14)

P-value

Age (year)

29.25 ± 4.21

27.35 ± 4.41

0.24

Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2)

27.66 ± 5.49

25.86 ± 6.29

0.41

Testosterone (ng/dl)

23.32 ± 12.58

23.84 ± 17.98

0.92

Estradiol (E2) (pg/ml)

65.21 ± 40.35

107.14 ± 73.39

0.058

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) (ug/dl)

120.18 ± 34.54

94.26 ± 38.89

0.063

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) (uIU/ml)

2.06 ± 1.20

1.44 ± 0.83

0.12

Luteinizing hormone (LH) (mIU/ml)

6.49 ± 3.41

10.22 ± 5.82

0.038

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) (mIU/ml)

8.87 ± 3.82

8.52 ± 3.08

0.78

Prolactin (ng/ml)

13.35 ± 4.11

22.69 ± 26.03

0.16

Luteinizing hormone/Follicle-stimulating hormone (LH/FSH)ratio

0.85 ± 0.56

1.26 ± 0.82

0.12

  1. All data presented in the table is in mean ± SD.