Clinical, metabolic and hormonal variables in control women, patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and men.

Abbreviations DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NA, not applicable; SHBG, sex hormone-binding globulin.Data are means ± SD. Data were submitted to univariate general linear models followed by the least significant difference post hoc test. Age was introduced as a covariate in the comparisons because patients with PCOS were younger compared with control women and men.* p† p‡ p§ pClinical, metabolic and hormonal variables in control women, patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and men.