Table 1 Basic clinical features of participants

Age

31.9 ± 4.37

29.1 ± 3.20

31.1 ± 4.28

BMI (kg/m ²)

25.6 ± 2.63

26.5 ± 2.87

27.9 ± 4.06

Ferriman-Gallwey Score

3.13 ± 1.18

6.07 ± 1.33^a

10.1 ± 1.49^{a, b}

Total testosterone (nmol/L)

1.49 ± 0.21

2.03 ± 0.42^a

3.16 ± 0.39^{a, b}

SHBG (nmol/lL)

60.5 ± 2.20

54.1 ± 3.48^a

45.4 ± 3.21^{a, b}

FAI

2.46 ± 0.40

3.76 ± 0.83^a

6.99 ± 0.99^{a, b}

DHEAS (µmol/L)

3.46 ± 0.26

4.99 ± 0.25^a

6.65 ± 0.32^{a, b}

17-OHP (ng/ml)

0.93 ± 0.19

0.94 ± 0.32

1.10 ± 0.19

FSH (mIU/ml)

6.11 ± 0.26

5.91 ± 0.29

6.01 ± 0.32

LH (mIU/ml)

6.44 ± 0.31

8.47 ± 0.29^a

11.4 ± 0.63^{a, b}

TSH (µIU/ml)

2.05 ± 0.37

1.79 ± 0.28

1.91 ± 0.33