Association between Follicular Fluid Leptin and Serum Insulin Levels in Nonoverweight Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Table 2

Outcomes at the stimulation end in the experimental women.

	NOW-PCOS	Control-NOW	𝑝 value
Follicles <18 mm	8.14±3.07	2.58±2.48	2.11
Follicles >18 mm	6.24±2.02	6.05±2.55	0.8
17𝛽-E2 (pg/mL)	3184.26±1477.09	1689.67±1075.79	0.001
Total oocytes	9.33±3.28	5.95±2.86	0.001
M II	3.76±1.37	4.89±2.26	0.07
M II/total oocytes (%)	45.38±22.78	81.23±23.73	2.12
Fertilization rate (%)	60.16±35.22	62.82±33.77	0.81
Embryos (I°)	1.74±1.52	2.05±1.47	0.52
Pregnancy rate (%)	30	35

NOW: nonoverweight; control-NOW: controls; BMI: body mass index; E₂: estradiol; M II: in-vitro-matured metaphase II oocytes. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. Differences between groups were considered significant for 𝑝<0.05.