Hyperandrogenism Does Not Influence Metabolic Parameters in Adolescent Girls with PCOS

Table 1

Distribution of main metabolic parameters between groups.

	PCOS		No PCOS
	HT (𝑁=23)	IT (𝑁=31)	ONT (𝑁=38)	C (𝑁=15)
Age	16.6 ± 1.7	16.0 ± 1.4	15.9 ± 1.4	16.2 ± 1.9
Wt/Ht	33.4 ± 7.1	29.5 ± 6.5	33.3 ± 8	21.6 ± 2.1^*#∧
BMI	30 ± 7	29 ± 9.4	37 ± 9	24 ± 4^*#∧
SBP	120 ± 11	122 ± 12	123 ± 11.2	110 ± 9.4^*#∧
DBP	70.5 ± 8	73.5 ± 7.8	71 ± 5.2	65 ± 8
Glucose	81.6 ± 9	82.4 ± 11.3	92 ± 33	87 ± 7
HDL	50 ± 11	52.3 ± 14.3	46 ± 7.46	46 ± 9
TG	75 ± 39	74 ± 38.5	75 ± 32	75 ± 38
LH	16.2 ± 6.5	16.2 ± 6.5	10 ± 7.4	14 ± 12
Prolactin	11.1 ± 3.2	9.2 ± 4.7	9.2 ± 4.7	11 ± 4.2

* 𝑃<0.05 between C and ONT, ^#𝑃<0.05 between C and IT, ^∧𝑃<0.05 between C and HT. HT: High Testosterone; IT: Intermediate Testosterone; ONT: Obese and Normal Testosterone; C: Control; Wt/Ht weight over height, BMI: Body mass index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, HDL: High-density lipoprotein, TG: triglycerides, LH: Luteinising hormone.