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Table 2 Distribution of present level of menstruation for the characteristics of PCOS participants

From: Menstrual disorder is associated with blood type in PCOS patients: evidence from a cross-sectional survey

Variables

Present level of menstruation

P-valuea

Light (N = 88)

Normal (N = 178)

Heavy (N = 20)

age

28 (26,32)

29 (26,32)

28.5 (27,31)

0.728

BMI

25.15 (21.5,28.05)

23.9 (21.2,28.05)

27.7 (25.3,31.02)

0.033

Present regularity of menstruation

0.007

No

76 (89.41%)

128 (72.73%)

14 (70%)

 

Yes

9 (10.59%)

48 (27.27%)

6 (30%)

 

Blood Type

   

0.036

A

19 (21.59%)

38 (21.35%)

2 (10%)

 

AB

17 (19.32%)

16 (8.99%)

3 (15%)

 

B

32 (36.36%)

65 (36.52%)

4 (20%)

 

O

20 (22.73%)

59 (33.15%)

11 (55%)

 

TG

1.36 (0.86,2.15)

1.27 (0.87,1.69)

1.65 (0.9,2.8)

0.233

HDL

1.19 (1.04,1.4)

1.26 (1.04,1.46)

1.12 (1.04,1.33)

0.359

HOMA.IR

2.64 (1.7,3.98)

2.19 (1.45,3.17)

2.43 (1.99,3.37)

0.074

PRL, ng/mL

9.64 (7.42,13.03)

10.9 (8.22,14.2)

11.95 (7.23,17.35)

0.188

FSH, mIU/mL

6.14 (5.15,7.3)

5.81 (4.61,6.94)

5.49 (4.82,6.17)

0.354

LH, mIU/mL

7.66 (4.33,12.53)

6.54 (3.75,10.5)

3.86 (2.13,7.54)

0.057

LH/FSH

1.21 (0.7,2.19)

1.11 (0.67,1.73)

0.69 (0.38,1.29)

0.077

E2, pmol/L

169.5 (132.5,216.5)

187.5 (133.75,247.25)

194 (138.25,272)

0.202

T, nmol/L

1.12 (0.69,1.5)

1.06 (0.69,1.45)

0.96 (0.69,1.22)

0.639

A2, nmol/L

13.2 (9.28,16.7)

13 (9.07,17.4)

13.95 (9.11,18.17)

0.821

SAS

45 (40,51.25)

45 (40,50)

42.5 (39.69,50)

0.803

SDS

46.88 (40,56.56)

45 (38.75,53.75)

44.38 (38.75,52.81)

0.569

PSS

25.49 ± 7.19

24.68 ± 7.58

21.7 ± 8.58

0.128

  1. aUnivariate analysis included the one-way ANOVA, the Kruskal-Wallis test and χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test
  2. *BMI, body mass index; TG, triglyceride; HDL, high density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, calculated by using the formula: [FINS (µU/mL) × FPG (mmol/L)]/22.5; PRL, prolactin; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; LH, luteinizing hormone; E2, estradiol; T, testosterone; A2, androstenedione; SAS, self-rating anxiety scale; SDS, self-rating depressive scale; PSS, perceived stress scale