Table 3 Hematological, biochemical, and hormonal characteristics among the PCOS phenotypes in Iranian women with PCOS

Age (year)

29.9 ± 4.79

28.9 ± 5.5

29.8 ± 3.5

29.3 ± 3.5

30.0 ± 7.07

NS

BMI (kg/m²)

27.3 ± 4.1

27.3 ± 6.1

25.7 ± 4.58

26.1 ± 2.4

26.1 ± 2.4

NS

FBS (mg/dL)

90.05 ± 9.2

88.8 ± 8.02

86.2 ± 7.7

88.5 ± 7.4

89.5 ± 3.5

NS

Insulin (µU/mL)

5.8 ± 3.9

7.7 ± 6.5

5.7 ± 3.6

5.6 ± 2.7

2.4 ± 0.8

NS

HOMA-IR

1.32 ± 0.9

1.72 ± 1.5

1.2 ± 0.8

1.2 ± 0.6

0.5 ± 0.2

NS

TG (mg/dL)

130.7 ± 60.3

143.09 ± 67.4

115.7 ± 47.1

141.04 ± 61.8

78.0 ± 36.7

NS

TC (mg/dL)

173.6 ± 35.8

190.09 ± 47.55

167.1 ± 35.8

166.6 ± 31.3

116 ± 41.01

NS

LDL (mg/dL)

98.9 ± 30.4

115.2 ± 36.3

90.8 ± 27.4

98.9 ± 26.8

57.5 ± 21.9

NS

HDL (mg/dL)

44.7 ± 12.2

45.2 ± 13.4

46.1 ± 11.7

42.4 ± 7.4

46.0 ± 8.4

NS

Urea (mg/dL)

23.1 ± 6.8

21.9 ± 4.9

22.6 ± 7.02

22.2 ± 8.5

24.5 ± 2.1

NS

Cr (mg/dL)

0.8 ± 0.3

0.7 ± 0.08

0.8 ± 0.07

0.8 ± 0.07

0.8 ± 0.2

NS

HomoCys (µU/mL)

12.8 ± 5.7

9.62 ± 3.43

12.2 ± 7.1

10.06 ± 1.9

12.7 ± 2.1

NS

WBC (10³/µL)

5.9 ± 6.51

8.8 ± 2.8

-

5.7 ± 1.7

7.7 ± 1.9

NS

RBC (10⁶/µL)

4.7 ± 0.39^a

4.7 ± 0.2^b

4.6 ± 0.3^c

4.6 ± 0.2^e

3.8 ± 0.3^{a, b,c, e}

0.006

Hb (g/dl)

13.1 ± 1.07

13.2 ± 0.4

12.9 ± 1.1

13.4 ± 0.7

11.3 ± 0.5

NS

Hct (%)

39.9 ± 2.9 ^a

40.4 ± 1.6 ^b

39.2 ± 3.2 ^c

40.7 ± 1.9 ^e

33.6 ± 2.3 ^{a, b,c, e}

0.014

MCV (fL)

84.07 ± 6.4

80.8 ± 15.4

84.7 ± 4.2

87.8 ± 3.6

87.8 ± 2.8

NS

MCH (pg)

27.8 ± 2.2

27.9 ± 1.3

27.8 ± 2.08

28.9 ± 1.2

29.5 ± 1.4

NS

MCHC (%)

32.9 ± 1.15

32.7 ± 0.8

32.8 ± 1.2

32.9 ± 0.6

33.5 ± 0.6

NS

Platelet (10⁶/µL)

214.3 ± 23.7

255 ± 63.4

392 ± 26.3

252 ± 62.2

285 ± 0.0

NS

LH (IU/L)

8.1 ± 5.6

5.04 ± 2.4

6.8 ± 3.9

7.02 ± 3.5

5.3 ± 1.9

NS

FSH (IU/L)

6.6 ± 3.3

6.2 ± 5.2

6.7 ± 3.7

6.8 ± 5.1

4.3 ± 1.4

NS

LH/FSH ratio

1.38 ± 1.01

1.03 ± 0.65

1.1 ± 0.56

1.4 ± 0.98

1.38 ± 0.91

NS