Idiopathic Hirsutism and Insulin Resistance

Table 4

Baseline hormonal parameters in three groups (PCOS, HI, and control) (mean ± SD).

Variable	Groups
	PCO	HI	Control	𝑃 value
Testosterone (ng/mL); (0.1–0.9)	0.89±0.1	0.7±0.1	0.6±0.05	0.7
DHEA-S (ng/mL); (900–3600)	2414±120	1823±142	1240±131	0.001*
Androstenedione (ng/mL); (0.75–3.2)	1.7±0.4	1.69±0.5	1.5±0.4	0.3
17OHP (ng/mL); (0.35–2.90)	1.7±1.2	1.4±0.4	1.5±0.2	0.4
Prolactin (ng/mL); (5–35)	22.8±12.1	22.01±2.8	22.1±2.2	0.7
Insulin (µIu/mL); (2–20)	16.04±1.4	7.32±6.8	4.2±1.8	0.001
FPG (mg/dL); (75–100)	91.8±10.2	89.3±9.4	88.9±10	0.2
HOMA-IR	3.7±3.3	1.7±1.6	1.1±0.9	0.001
Free testosterone (pg/mL)	3.2±0.1	2.2±0.1	1.6±0.1	0.05

∗Comparison of variables between three groups was made by Kruskal-Wallis test, and then comparison of DHEA-S between each couple of them was made by Students, 𝑡-test or Mann-Whitney 𝑈 test.