Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical significance of detecting serum serine protease inhibitor B1 (SerpinB1) and microRNA-137 (miR-137) in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Methods A total of 150 PCOS patients admitted to Suqian Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University from September 2023 to December 2024 were enrolled as the PCOS group, and 100 healthy women undergoing physical examinations during the same period were selected as the control group. General clinical data and serum levels of SerpinB1 and miR-137 were compared between the two groups. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the influencing factors of PCOS, and a nomogram was constructed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were generated to assess the predictive value of serum SerpinB1 and miR-137 for PCOS.Results There were no statistically significant differences between the PCOS and control groups in terms of age, BMI, and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels (P > 0.05). Serum levels of prolactin (PRL), luteinizing hormone (LH), total cholesterol (TC), and triglycerides (TG) were significantly higher in the PCOS group compared with the control group (P < 0.05). Serum SerpinB1 levels were significantly elevated, while miR-137 levels were significantly decreased in the PCOS group compared to the control group (P < 0.05). Logistic analysis indicated that high PRL levels [O^R = 11.900 (95% CI: 1.441, 98.252) ], high LH levels [O^R = 23.509 (95% CI: 1.908, 289.627) ], high TC levels [O^R = 5.889 (95% CI: 1.069, 32.448) ], high TG levels [O^R = 8.785 (95% CI: 1.267, 60.921) ], high SerpinB1 levels [O^R = 11.480 (95% CI: 1.627, 80.987) ], and low miR-137 levels [O^R = 0.164 (95% CI: 0.041, 0.650) ] were risk factors for PCOS (P < 0.05). ROC results demonstrated that the combined prediction of SerpinB1 and miR-137 achieved an AUC value of 0.987(95% CI:0.970, 1.000), with a sensitivity of 98.0% (95% CI: 0.943, 0.996) and a specificity of 98.0% (95% CI: 0.930, 0.998).Conclusion Serum SerpinB1 and miR-137 have good predictive value for PCOS.