Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population
Variable | Ovulatory control (n = 52) | PCOS (n = 104) | p-value | Non-obese PCOS (n = 54) | Obese PCOS (n = 50) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 31.63 ± 4.88 | 32.85 ± 4.25 | 0.112‡ | 32.11 ± 4.25 | 33.64 ± 4.14 | 0.062†|
Educational level | Â | Â | 0.312 | Â | Â | 0.219 |
 None/basic | 5 (21.7) | 18 (78.3) |  | 12 (52.2) | 6 (26.1) |  |
 Secondary | 14 (41.2) | 20 (58.8) |  | 12 (35.3) | 8 (23.5) |  |
 Tertiary | 33 (33.3) | 66 (66.7) |  | 30 (30.3) | 36 (36.4) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | 0.197 | Â | Â | 0.093 |
 Unemployed | 9 (47.4) | 10 (52.6) |  | 8 (42.1) | 2 (10.5) |  |
 Employed | 43 (31.4) | 94 (68.6) |  | 46 (33.6) | 48 (35.0) |  |
  Informal | 10 (29.4) | 24 (70.6) |  | 10 (29.4) | 14 (41.2) |  |
  Formal | 33 (32.0) | 70 (68.0) |  | 36 (35.0) | 34 (33.0) |  |
Frequency of exercise | Â | Â | 0.073 | Â | Â | 0.064 |
 Rarely | 17 (25.4) | 50 (74.6) |  | 22 (32.8) | 28 (41.8) |  |
 1/week | 22 (34.9) | 41 (65.1) |  | 26 (41.3) | 15 (23.8) |  |
 > 1/week | 13 (50.0) | 13 (50.0) |  | 6 (23.1) | 7 (26.9) |  |
Alcohol consumption | Â | Â | 0.235* | Â | Â | 0.405* |
 No | 36 (30.5) | 82 (69.5) |  | 42 (35.6) | 40 (33.9) |  |
 Yes | 16 (42.1) | 22 (57.9) |  | 12 (31.6) | 10 (26.3) |  |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 52 (33.3) | 104 (66.7) |  | 54 (34.6) | 50 (32.1) | – |