Research Article

Predictors of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Interrelationship of Dyslipidemia and Arterial Blood Pressure

Table 1

Clinical and biochemical parameters in women with PCOS and controls.

ParameterPCOS ()Controls () value

Age (years)26.32 ± 5.2627.96 ± 5.660.082
BMI (kg/m2)24.98 ± 6.3824.66 ± 6.70.781
WHR0.84 ± 0.110.80 ± 0.070.033
SBP (mmHg)119.53 ± 11.28117.60 ± 11.830.333
DBP (mmHg)77.39 ± 9.4775.90 ± 9.350.362
TC (mmol/L)5.07 ± 1.014.98 ± 1.040.619
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.36 ± 0.331.37 ± 0.290.857
LDL-C (mmol/L)3.16 ± 0.873.12 ± 0.930.782
TG (mmol/L)1.20 ± 0.741.07 ± 0.710.305
Glucose (mmol/L)4.69 ± 0.514.61 ± 0.420.329
Insulin (mU/L)16.35 ± 9.6216.18 ± 9.040.920
HOMA3.46 ± 2.283.30 ± 1.850.678
Apo-A1 (g/L)1.59 ± 0.311.63 ± 0.320.434
Apo-B (g/L)0.91 ± 0.290.87 ± 0.260.400
TC/HDL-C3.90 ± 1.153.78 ± 1.210.542
TG/HDL-C1.0 ± 0.790.87 ± 0.750.354
Testosterone (nmol/L)2.66 ± 0.991.64 ± 0.60<0.001
SHBG (nmol/L)38.67 ± 23.1855.66 ± 32.0<0.001
FAI10.15 ± 10.224.1 ± 2.8<0.001
Androstenedione (ng/mL)3.39 ± 1.362.14 ± 1.11<0.001
DHEAS (nmol/L)8.15 ± 4.015.33 ± 2.92<0.001

BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein; TG: triglycerides; HOMA: homeostatic model assessment; Apo-A1: apolipoprotein A1; Apo-B: apolipoprotein B; DHEAS: dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; SHBG: sex-hormone-binding globulin; FAI: free androgen index.