BioMed Research International

Research Article

Abdominal Obesity as a Predictive Factor of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Assessed by Ultrasonography and Transient Elastography in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Healthy Women

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and healthy women.


Characteristics	PCOS women (n=42)	Healthy women (n=21)	Pvalue

Age (years)	27.71 ± 5.23	31.40 ± 5.79	0.013
WC (cm)	84.81 ± 14.70	82.48 ± 12.64	0.537
BMI (kg/ m²)	27.05 ± 6.59	25.79 ± 5.13	0.448
T (ng/mL)	42.36 ± 21.58	30.62 ± 11.32	0.023
SHBG (nmol/L)	36.16 ± 36.67	43.21 ± 24.66	0.043
FAI	8.05 ± 8.17	3.92 ± 4.07	0.009
FBG (mg/dL)	87.17 ± 9.61	84.71 ± 7.94	0.317
2hr Glucose (mg/dL)	112.55 ± 44.62	91.62 ± 25.81	0.052
Insulin (uIU/mL)	20.65 ± 23.35	12.56 ± 10.51	0.136
HOMA-IR	4.51 ± 4.97	2.75 ± 2.51	0.134
AST (U/L)	22.86 ± 7.86	19.52 ± 4.23	0.075
ALT (U/L)	25.62 ± 16.22	23.14 ± 22.06	0.220
γ-GT (U/L)	25.02 ± 16.60	20.71 ± 7.85	0.535
ALP (U/L)	68.12 ± 16.97	58.21 ± 18.32	0.615
ALB (g/L)	37.65 ± 2.00	38.07 ± 2.21	0.457
TG (mg/dL)	104.31 ± 71.94	84.71 ± 36.59	0.246
TC (mg/dL)	199.0 ± 38.67	205.48 ± 34.53	0.519
HDL-C (mg/dL)	50.76 ± 13.69	50.86 ± 10.88	0.978
LDL-C (mg/dL)	134.00 ± 35.47	141.05 ± 32.06	0.446
TSH (uIU/mL)	1.83 ± 0.93	1.70 ± 0.93	0.607
PRL (ng/mL)	17.13 ± 9.54	23.54 ± 17.37	0.127
FSH (mIU/mL)	4.11 ± 1.51	4.06 ± 1.53	0.898
Metabolic syndrome (n,%)	6 (14.29)	3 (14.29)	1.000

Note: WC, waist circumference; BMI, body mass index; T, total testosterone; SHBG, sex hormone-binding globulin; FAI, free androgen index; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; AST, aspartate; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; γ-GT, γ-glutamyltransaminase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALB, albumin; TG, total cholesterol; TC, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; PRL, prolactin; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Values are expressed as mean±SD or number, percentage (n, %).