Clinical Study
Prevalence and Clinical Predictors of Insulin Resistance in Reproductive-Aged Thai Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Table 1
Characteristics of 250 Thai women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
| | Characteristics | Mean ± SD or (%, 95% CI) |
| | Age (yr) | 25.4 ± 5.8 | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.2 ± 7.6 | | Waist circumference (cm) | 82.3 ± 16.3 | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 112.5 ± 12.5 | | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 70.3 ± 9.1 | | Presence of acanthosis nigricans | 68 (27.2, 21.7–32.7) | | Clinical criteria | | | Oligomenorrhea and/or amenorrhea | 246 (98.4, 96.8–100) | | Hyperandrogenism and/or hyperandrogenemia | 123 (49.2, 43.0–55.4) | | Ultrasonographic polycystic ovaries | 242 (97.2, 95.1–99.2) | | Carbohydrate metabolism | | | Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 85.4 ± 22.9 | | Fasting plasma insulin (mu/mL) | 15.6 ± 34.2 | | 2-hour plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 116.4 ± 53.8 | | 2-hour plasma insulin (mu/mL) | 106.6 ± 89.0 | | Lipid profiles | | | Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 189.2 ± 37.6 | | Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 103.2 ± 66.2 | | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) | 55.4 ± 14.6 | | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) | 112.0 ± 32.5 | | Androgen profiles | | | Total testosterone (ng/mL) | 0.734 ± 0.387 | | Free testosterone (ng/mL) | 0.014 ± 0.009 | | Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (microgram/dL) | 256.8 ± 107.2 |
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