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Text: In the current prospective-randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study, PCOS patients (n = 116) were divided into six main groups according to glucose to insulin ratio (G-I ratio mg/10 (-4) U) and body mass index (BMI kg/m2) as : Group 1 : normoinsulinemic (G-I ratio > or = 4. 5 mg/10 (-4) U), lean (BMI < 25) (n = 37) ; Group 2 : normoinsulinemic, overweight (BMI : 25-29. 9) (n = 19) ; Group 3 : normoinsulinemic, obese (BMI > or = 30) (n = 18) ; Group 4 : hyperinsulinemic (G-I ratio < 4. 5 mg/10 (-4) U), lean (n = 28) ; Group 5 : hyperinsulinemic, overweight (n = 17) ; Group 6 : hyperinsulinemic, obese (n = 20).