Androgen profile in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome in their reproductive years Zehong Zhou, Rong Li, Jie Qiao Reproductive BioMedicine Online Volume 35, Issue 3, Pages 331-339 (September 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.05.019 Copyright © 2017 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Participants in this investigation. PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2017 35, 331-339DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.05.019) Copyright © 2017 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Median, the first and third quartile of the free androgen index and concentrations of total testosterone, androstenedione and sex hormone-binding globulin in different age groups of the polylcystic ovary syndrome (n = 833) and ‘healthy’ reference (n = 821) populations. P-median, median of the values in the PCOS population; Re-median, median of the values in the ‘healthy’ reference population. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2017 35, 331-339DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.05.019) Copyright © 2017 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 The prevalence of endocrine and metabolic disorders in the hyperandrogenaemia (n = 288) and non- hyperandrogenaemia (n = 2444) groups defined by the value of 6.0 for free androgen index among the control population. H-A4, androstenedione over 10.8 nmol/l; IR, insulin resistance; central obesity, WHR ≥0.80; L-HDL, low level of serum high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) < 1.3 mmol/l; MI, menstrual irregularity; PCOM, polycystic ovary morphology; MS, metabolic syndrome; HBP, hypertension; FL, fatty liver. *, Statistically significant differences between the hyperandrogenaemia and non- hyperandrogenaemia group (P < 0.001). Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2017 35, 331-339DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.05.019) Copyright © 2017 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions