Association between Hypoadiponectinemia and Low Serum Concentrations of Calcium and Vitamin D in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Table 1

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

Parameter	PCOS group (𝑛∶103)	Control group (𝑛∶103)	𝑃 value
Age (year)	24.8 ± 5.6	26.4 ± 6	0.4
BMI (kg/m^2)	27.7 ± 5	26.2 ± 5.2	0.9
FPG (mmol/L)	4.6 ± 0.94	4.6 ± 0.5	0.8
Chol (mmol/L)	4.3 ± 0.85	4.2 ± 0.95	0.4
TG (mmol/L)	1.4 ± 0.77	1.18 ± 0.75	0.019
HDL Chol (mmol/L)	1.23 ± 0.3	1.2 ± 0.23	0.2
LH (IU/L)	14.4 ± 12	9.2 ± 8.5	<0.001
FSH (IU/L)	8.1±1.4	9.3 ± 2.9	0.7
LH/FSH	2. 6 ± 2	1.6 ± 1	0.001
Testosterone (nmol/L)	0.023 ± 0.01	0.016 ± 0.01	0.07
DHEA-S (nmol/L)	10.7 ± 11	9.7 ± 10.4	0.02

BMI: body mass index; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; Chol: cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL: high density lipoprotein; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; LH: luteinizing hormone.