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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of PCOS patients and control subjects

From: MC4R variants rs12970134 and rs17782313 are associated with obese polycystic ovary syndrome patients in the Western region of Saudi Arabia

Variable

Control (n = 94)

PCOS patients (n = 95)

p-value

Age (years)

21.0 ± 3

22.0 ± 9.0

0.015*

BMI (kg/m2)

22.7 ± 5.9

24.56 ± 7.34

0.003**

LH (IU/ml)

5.7 ± 5.7

9.0 ± 8.7

0.001**

FSH (IU/ml)

4.6 ± 2.6

4.8 ± 2.4

0.339

LH/FSH ratio

1.2 ± 1.5

1.9 ± 1.6

0.001**

AMH (ng/ml)

2.3 ± 1.4

4.8 ± 4.76

< 0.0001***

  1. Values are expressed as median ± IQR, p-values were calculated using the Mann–Whitney test for non-normal distribution data. p-value < 0.05 is statistically significant. BMI body mass index, LH luteinizing hormone, FSH follicle stimulating hormone, AMH anti-Müllerian hormone. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001