Phenotype and Metabolic Disorders in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Table 3

Prevalence of 4 phenotypical groups (A, B, C, D) in the PCOS.

		Prevalence of PCOS
		Dewailly et al.—France [9]	Welt et al.—Boston/Iceland [10]	Pehlivanov and Orbetzova—Bulgary [11]
Group (no.)	93	406	418	70
Phenotype A	60,2%	60,6%	71%	58,6%
Phenotype B	16,1%	6,7%	2%	11,4%
Phenotype C	18,3%	16,5%	18%	10,0%
Phenotype D	5,4%	16,3%	9%	20,0%