Clinical Study
Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Bulgarian Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and/or Obesity
Table 4
Comparison of hormone levels and the indices of ovarian function between the three groups.
| | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | | Obese | Lean PCOS | Obese PCOS | | n | | n | | n | |
| Testosterone (nmol/L) | 53 | | 85 | | 67 | | Estradiol (pmol/L) | 37 | | 62 | | 40 | | Androstendione (nmol/L) | 17 | | 48 | | 33 | | DHEAS (mcmol/L) | 24 | | 60 | | 54 | | 17-OH-progesteron (nmol/L) | 16 | | 37 | | 38 | | LH (U/L) | 42 | | 74 | | 59 | | FSH (U/L) | 42 | | 76 | | 60 | | Prolactin (U/L) | 47 | | 54 | | 49 | | Cortisol 8 : 00 o’clock (nmol/L) | 52 | | 30 | | 41 | | Cortisol 22:00 o’clock (nmol/L) | 44 | | 15 | | 29 | | TSH (U/L) | 62 | | 39 | | 45 | | Presence of polycystic ovaries (PCO) (%) | 31 | | 85 | | 62 | | Right ovary PCO (%) | 29 | | 74 | | 56 | | Left ovary PCO (%) | 29 | | 77 | | 56 | | Right ovary volume (mL) | 18 | | 54 | | 37 | | Left ovary volume (mL) | 20 | | 54 | | 35 | | Age of menarche (years) | 87 | | 86 | | 69 | | Length of menstrual cycle (days) | 44 | | 56 | | 30 | | Duration of menstrual bleeding (days) | 33 | | 44 | | 22 | | Rate of menstrual disturbances (%) | 107 | | 92 | | 79 | | Regular menstrual cycle (%) | 106 | | 93 | | 80 | | Oligiomenorrhea (%) | 104 | | 93 | | 80 | | Hypermenorrhea (%) | 103 | | 91 | | 80 | | Polymenorrhea (%) | 103 | | 92 |
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| 80 | | Opsomenorrhea (%) | 103 | | 92 | | 80 | | Amenorrhea (%) | 103 | | 92 | | 80 | | Pregnancies | 98 | | 87 | | 81 | | Births | 97 | | 87 | | 81 | | Miscarriages | 89 | | 86 | | 78 | | Rate of infertility (%) | 40 | | 20 | | 28 | |
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; **; *** between group 2 and group 3. ∧; ∧∧; ∧∧ ∧ between group 1 and group 2. n = number of patients.
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