Waist Circumference Coupled with Either HDL-C or TG Can Be Used as a Diagnostic Marker for Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Table 1
Characteristics of PCOS patients and healthy controls ().
Variable
Controls ()
PCOS ()
score
value
Age (years)
26.0 (23.0–29.0)
27.0 (24.5–29.0)
−0.823
0.410
Weight (kg)
56.0 (50.0–60.50)
57.0 (50.0–64.80)
−1.148
0.251
BMI (kg/m2)
21.76 (20.31–23.85)
22.48 (20.09–25.10)
−1.334
0.182
WC (cm)
75.0 (70.0–79.50)
77.0 (71.25–84.0)
−3.088
0.002
WHR
0.86 (0.80–0.90)
0.86 (0.83–0.90)
−0.540
0.589
TT (ng/dL)
0.43 (0.30–0.52)
0.89 (0.75–1.12)
−15.065
<0.001
DHEAS (ng/dL)
198.20 (146.10–265.95)
279.90 (211.38–372.88)
−7.750
<0.001
TG (mmol/L)
0.76 (0.59–0.96)
1.06 (0.70–1.53)
−5.892
<0.001
TC (mmol/L)
4.16 (3.74–4.61)
4.69 (4.12–5.33)
−6.370
<0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.38 (122–1.60)
1.28 (1.10–1.54)
−3.025
0.002
LDL-C (mmol/L)
2.42 (2.12–2.82)
2.81 (2.35–3.36)
−6.056
<0.001
Apo-A (g/L)
1.17 (1.02–1.41)
1.12 (1.0–1.28)
−2.292
0.022
Apo-B (g/L)
0.65 (0.60–0.77)
0.78 (0.67–0.94)
−6.941
<0.001
SBP (mmHg)
114.0 (109.5–119.0)
115 (108.0–120.0)
−1.347
0.178
DBP (mmHg)
71.0 (65.0–77.0)
72.0 (67.0–80.0)
−2.433
0.015
FG (mmol/L)
4.51 (4.21–4.88)
4.69 (4.37–5.01)
−2.765
0.006
FI (mU/mL)
4.51 (3.13–5.73)
6.52 (4.29–10.93)
−6.611
<0.001
HOMA-IR
0.89 (0.62–1.25)
1.35 (0.86–2.33)
−6.626
<0.001
QUICK
0.39 (0.37–0.42)
0.37 (0.34–0.39)
−6.626
<0.001
Data are expressed as the median (25% and 75% interquartile ranges) values. The bold values represent differences that were considered statistically significant at .
