Insulin resistance and insulin secretory defect among Bangalee PCOS women: a case-control study

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Table 2 HOMA-IR values in the PCOS group in the absence and presence of characteristic phenotypic features of PCOS (n = 143)

Phenotypic characteristics	Absent Median (IQR)	Present Median (IQR)	U	p
AO/OM	2.6 (1.9–29.1)	2.4 (1.7–27.7)	1165	0.404
POM	2.6 (1.8–27.7)	2.5 (1.7–29.1)	1442	0.293
HA	2.2 (1.7–3.2)	2.7 (1.9–29.1)	4483	< 0.001
Hirsutism	2.7 (1.9–29.1)	2.4 (1.7–18.2)	2365	0.252

Data were expressed as Median (Range) and comparison between two groups were done by Mann-Whitney U test. AO/OM, anovulation/Oligomenorrhea; POM, Polycystic Ovarian Morphology; HA, Hyperandrogenism

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