The Usefulness of Homeostatic Measurement Assessment-Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) for Detection of Glucose Intolerance in Thai Women of Reproductive Age with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Table 1

Characteristics of 250 PCOS Thai women.

Characteristics	Mean ± SD or 𝑛 (%, 95% CI)
Age (yr)	25.4±5.8
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	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)
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
HOMA-IR	3.53±7.74
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)	0.735±0.388
Free testosterone (ng/mL)	0.014±0.009
DHEAS (microgram/dL)	256.8±107.2

HOMA-IR: Homeostatic Measurement Assessment-Insulin Resistance, DHEAS: dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate.