Association of Prx4, Total Oxidant Status, and Inflammatory Factors with Insulin Resistance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Table 1

Biochemical indexes and clinical characteristics of the women with PCOS and the control group (mean ± SE).

Variable	Control group (n = 99)	PCOS group (n = 104)	value
Age	26.05 ± 0.487	25.82 ± 0.408	0.775
BMI^b	26.43 ± 0.384	26.84 ± 0.341	0.420
Waist	86.44 ± 1.100	91.57 ± 1.090	0.003
TC	162.99 ± 3.444	172.63 ± 3.319	0.044
TG	124.18 ± 2.308	151.21 ± 5.721	0.002
LDL	92.76 ± 2.264	101.34 ± 2.161	0.007
HDL	48.77 ± .0941	47.33 ± 0.916	0.261
FBS	82.75 ± 0.722	84.03 ± 0.571	0.163
LH/FSH	1.37 ± 0.091	3.5 ± 0.355	<0.001
Insulin	7.02 ± 0.331	11.41 ± 0.377	<0.001
HOMA-IR	1.45 ± 0.074	2.37 ± 0.081	<0.001

BMI: body mass index; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; FBS: fasting blood sugar; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; LH: luteinizing hormone.