Research Article

Action Mechanisms of Metformin Combined with Exenatide and Metformin Only in the Treatment of PCOS in Obese Patients

Table 1

Clinical characteristics and biochemical data between the COM and MF group.

COM groupMF group
BeforeAfterΔ (before—after)BeforeAfterΔ (before—after)

Age (years)29.96 ± 5.3928.45 ± 4.74
BMI (kg/m2)32.30 ± 3.8731.21 ± 3.86##1.09 ± 1.0929.90 ± 2.6629.37 ± 2.85##0.53 ± 0.80
WHR0.91 ± 0.070.91 ± 0.050.0066 ± 0.0560.91 ± 0.070.90 ± 0.070.0057 ± 0.036
LH (IU/L)6.61 ± 3.5210.54 ± 12.94−3.93 ± 14.968.66 ± 5.7610.85 ± 6.65−2.18 ± 6.93
FSH (IU/L)5.73 ± 2.3355.60 ± 37.72−1.98 ± 3.805.69 ± 1.977.37 ± 1.57−1.67 ± 2.86
E2 (pg/ml)7.72 ± 2.8381.20 ± 51.0725.60 ± 76.2659.44 ± 34.9653.78 ± 17.6225.66 ± 34.12
TT (ng/ml)0.72 ± 0.310.59 ± 0.21##0.13 ± 0.210.71 ± 0.220.55 ± 0.17#0.15 ± 0.20
DHAS (μg/dl)253.39 ± 74.15252.69 ± 88.430.70 ± 50.15267.45 ± 115.39260.30 ± 110.997.15 ± 47.09
FBG (mmol/L)5.16 ± 0.595.02 ± 0.450.15 ± 0.425.25 ± 0.425.28 ± 0.45−0.26 ± 0.30
OGTT-2h BG (mmol/L)7.90 ± 1.447.40 ± 1.870.49 ± 2.37()7.24 ± 1.668.48 ± 1.56##−1.24 ± 1.46
FINS (μIU/ml)26.29 ± 14.3822.69 ± 9.373.60 ± 12.18()20.04 ± 7.1523.53 ± 10.28−3.47 ± 7.71
OGTT‐2h INS (μIU/ml)198.99 ± 85.58156.46 ± 92.5942.53 ± 105.85149.43 ± 67.21131.49 ± 62.2017.93 ± 79.25
HbA1c5.46 ± 0.475.34 ± 0.42#0.12 ± 0.245.34 ± 0.325.31 ± 0.210.03 ± 0.23
HOMA-IR6.17 ± 3.675.01 ± 1.941.16 ± 3.29 ()4.53 ± 1.885.38 ± 2.56−0.85 ± 1.84
TC (mmol/L)4.99 ± 0.855.29 ± 1.06−0.30 ± 0.875.19 ± 0.905.32 ± 0.96−0.53 ± 0.79
TG (mmol/L)2.09 ± 1.642.48 ± 0.87−0.39 ± 1.532.26 ± 1.782.89 ± 1.60−0.62 ± 1.91
HDL-c (mmol/L)1.23 ± 0.321.43 ± 0.32##−0.20 ± 0.261.17 ± 0.201.46 ± 0.32##−0.29 ± 0.20
LDL-c (mmol/L)3.08 ± 0.653.07 ± 0.850.007 ± 0.8133.36 ± 0.693.33 ± 0.860.02 ± 0.76
ApoA1 (g/L)1.38 ± 0.341.65 ± 0.35##−0.28 ± 0.341.28 ± 0.121.71 ± 0.36##−0.43 ± 0.31
ApoB (g/L)1.00 ± 0.170.99 ± 0.180.006 ± 0.1761.03 ± 0.201.11 ± 0.20#−0.082 ± 0.18
LP(a) (mg/dL)165.86 ± 203.27146.68 ± 203.3019.18 ± 56.2297.00 ± 90.4453.00 ± 52.87##44.00 ± 51.81
FFA (μmol/L)605.59 ± 219.38647.59 ± 220.25−42.00 ± 215.88694.60 ± 187.18678.25 ± 219.0716.35 ± 295.87
hsCRP (mg/L)5.01 ± 4.464.73 ± 4.270.28 ± 4.173.69 ± 2.563.90 ± 2.90−0.21 ± 3.63
WBC (10^/L)7.00 ± 1.197.24 ± 1.85−0.24 ± 1.37 ()7, 46 ± 1.176.81 ± 1.03#0.65 ± 1.01
ALT (U/L)37.92 ± 31.0129.32 ± 20.268.60 ± 19.3532.57 ± 17.2837.05 ± 46.09−4.48 ± 38.16
Cr (μmol/L)60.96 ± 9.5159.13 ± 8.171.83 ± 5.6860.33 ± 6.0656.71 ± 7.63#3.62 ± 5.2

BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist-hip ratio; FBG, fasting blood glucose; TT, total testosterone; DHAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1C; Fins, fasting serum insulin; OGTT-2h INS, 2-hour insulin in OGTT. HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistant; TC, total Cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ApoA1, lipoprotein A1; ApoB, lipoprotein B; LP(a), lipoprotein-a; FFA, free fatty acid; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; DC, white blood cell count; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; Cr, creatinine. Homeostasis model assessment-Insulin resistant (HOMA-IR) = fasting serum insulin (mIU/L) × fasting blood glucose (FBG, mmol/L)/22.5 [11]. Significant difference between the COM group and MF group (, ). #Significant increase or decrease after treatment in the COM group or MF group (#, ##).