Table 2: Metabolic and Endocrine Parameters in a Sample of Premenopausal Women in Southern Spain

VARIABLES CONTROLS (Means) CI (95%) PATIENTS (Means) CI (95%) P Value
GLYCEMIE (mmol/L) 5.04 4-6 5.50 5-5.93 = 0.294
HbA1c (%) 6.47 5-7 7.75 6.99-7.89 < 0.001
INSULIN (mmol/L) 80.93 78-82 67.01 66.30-68.01 = 0.030
C-PEPTIDE (mmol/L) 1.86 1.87-1.89 2.59 2.54-2.62 = 0.004
IGF-I (kU/L) 0.475 0.462-0.480 0.792 0.788-0.801 < 0.001
CHOLESTEROL (mmol/L) 4.35 4-5.02 6.07 5.09-6.32 < 0.001
TRIGLYCERIDES (mmol/L) 1.26 1.01-1.33 1.38 1.34-1.42 <0.05
HDL-C (mmol/L) 3.56 3.42-3.61 3.51 3.48-3.55 <0.05
LDL-C (mmol/L) 3.48 3.39-3.61 3.51 3.47-3.55 <0.05
SELENIUM (μg/L) 92.53 90-94 80.21 79.05-81.23 = 0.002
BMI 25.99 24-27 27.93 26.09-28.03 = 0.115