Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Bulgarian Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and/or Obesity

Table 5

Comparison between the family history for chronic diseases between the three groups.

	Group 1		Group 2		Group 3
	Obese		Lean PCOS		Obese PCOS
	n		n		n
Diabetes mellitus (%)	106	40.6%^∧	79	24.1%^∗	75	42.7%
Arterial hypertension (%)	106	38.7%^∧∧	79	19.0%^∗	75	37.3%
Dislipidema (%)	105	0.9%	79	0%	75	0%
Obesity (%)	106	28.3%^∧∧∧	79	1.3%^∗∗∗	75	25.3%
CHD (coronary heart disease) (%)	106	0.9%	79	1.3%	75	5.3%
Menstrual disturbances (%)	106	0.9%	79	3.8%	75	1.3%
PCOS (%)	106	0%^∧∧∧	79	12.7%^∗	74	2.7%

* 𝑃<0.05; **𝑃<0.01; ***𝑃<0.001 between group 2 and group 3.
^∧𝑃<0.05; ^∧∧𝑃<0.01; ^{∧∧ ∧}𝑃<0.001 between group 1 and group 2.
n = number of patients.