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However, hyperandrogenemic phenotypes had higher prevalence of acanthosis nigricans (AN) and acne (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.01) and higher insulin, HOMA-IR, HOMA-%B, HbA1c, and hs-CRP levels than Oligo+HS group (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.01). Serum FT was correlated with HOMA-IR (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>=0.38,<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.01), HOMA-%B (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>=0.49,<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.01), hs-CRP (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>=0.42,<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.01), AN (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>=0.39,<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.01), and HbA1c (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>=0.27,<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.01). Furthermore, 34% of girls met diagnostic criteria for MS displaying higher BMI, FT, HOMA-%B, HOMA-IR, hs-CRP, and HbA1c than subjects without MS (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.01). Using combined HOMA-IR\u22654.0 and hs-CRP&gt;3.0 cut-off values, 71.4% of MS versus 23.5% non-MS group were considered at risk of diabetes and atherosclerosis (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.0001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Hyperandrogenemic PCOS phenotypes have greatest degree of insulin resistance and inflammation. 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