Table 7: Comparison between the reasons for admittance and the type of treatment before and after the admittance between the three groups.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Obese Lean PCOS Obese PCOS n n n Hirsutism 125 92 79 Menstrual disturbances 125 92 79 Infertility 125 92 79 Obesity 125 92 79 Other 124 92 79 Mean hospital stay (days) 125 94 82 COC before the admittance 125 92 78 Metformin before the admittance 125 92 78 Combination of COC and metformin before the admittance 125 0% 92 65 Surgical treatment before the admittance 125 92 78 COC after the admittance 125 92 78 Metformin after the admittance 125 92 78 Combination of COC and metformin before the admittance 125 92 78 Surgical treatment after the admittance 125 0% 92 0% 78 0%

#; ##; ### between group 1 and group 3. * ; **; *** between group 2 and group 3. ∧; ∧∧; ∧∧ ∧ between group 1 and group 2. n = number of patients.