Table 6

Clinical and endocrine-metabolic characteristics of PCOS women according to TRB3 Q84R genotype

QQ (n = 209)

QR+ RR (n = 127)


Age(yr)

28 (17-40)

28 (19-38)

BMI(kg/m2)

24 (16-33)

25 (17-35)

LH/FSH

1.27 (0.01-5.2)

1.48 (0.22-6.4)

T(nmol/l)

1.6 (0.21-7.11)

1.7 (0.02-6.14)

HOMA-IR

2.2 (0.4-12.3)

2.6 (0.4-12.8)

glu0h(mmol/l)

4.8 (3.5-8.7)

4.9 (3.7-8.0)

glu1h(mmol/l)

7.4 (3.3-17.9)

8.2 (3.4-60.1)*

glu2h(mmol/l)

6.2 (3.5-16.8)

6.6 (3.4-50.8)*

Ins0h(μIU/ml)

9.7 (2.0-56.6)

11.8 (2.0-45.8)

Ins1h(μIU/ml)

74.6 (1.2-300)

86.8 (7.1-300)

Ins2h(μIU/ml)

67.3 (6.8-300)

76.5 (6.7-300)*


Mann-Whitney U-test; Data are described in median (range); HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance;glu:glucose; Ins:insulin. *: p < 0.05.

Zhang et al. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2011 9:46   doi:10.1186/1477-7827-9-46

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