Table 1 Characteristics of recruited subjectsa
Women with PCOS (n = 283) | Women without PCOS (n = 93) | P-valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 25 (5.00) | 24 (5.00) | 0.97 |
Height, cm | 158 (0.04) | 158 (0.02) | 0.10 |
Weight, kg | 58 (10.0) | 53 (6.00) | < 0.001 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 22.7 (4.52) | 20.8 (2.10) | < 0.001 |
Education (n) | 0.17 | ||
Junior high school | 18 (6.36) | 11 (11.8) | |
High school | 127 (44.9) | 32 (34.4) | |
University | 128 (45.2) | 47 (50.5) | |
Graduate and above | 10 (3.53) | 3 (3.23) | |
Occupation (n) | 0.08 | ||
Medical staff | 5 (1.77) | 2 (2.15) | |
Teachers | 15 (5.30) | 3 (3.23) | |
Farmers | 8 (2.83) | 7 (7.53) | |
Employees | 165 (58.3) | 52 (55.9) | |
Student | 64 (22.6) | 26 (28.0) | |
Unemployed | 26 (9.19) | 3 (3.23) |