Table 1
Clinical characteristics in women with PCOS according to obesity

Obese PCOS (n=85) Non-obese PCOS (n=131)
Age (yr) 28±6* 25±5
BMI (kg/m2) 27.6±3.5* 20.2±1.6
Waist (cm) 85.7±10.1* 68.2±4.6
Systolic BP (mmHg) 124±15* 113±13
Diastolic BP (mmHg) 78±9* 72±10
Fasting glucose (mg/dl) 87.4±13.0 85.1±7.4
Postload 2 h glucose (mg/dl) 133.5±31.4* 111.0±20.7
Fasting insulin (pmol/L) 10.1±8.6* 5.3±5.5
Postload 2 h insulin (pmol/L) 75.5±66.8* 34.9±24.8
Total testosterone (nmol/L) 60.9±28.8 57.3±26.8
Free testosterone (pmol/L) 1.1±0.6* 0.8±0.4
SHBG (mmol/L) 33.2±18.0* 58.0±35.8
LH (IU/L) 6.5±3.6 10.1±7.1
FSH (IU/L) 4.8±1.2 5.5±1.6
Data are means±SD. Fasting insulin, postload 2 h insulin were analyzed after log transformation. *P<0.001, P<0.01, P<0.05 vs. non-obese PCOS.