Anthropometric Characteristics of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Their Associations with Insulin Resistance and Lipid Profile

June 2021 in “ Applied Sciences ”

María Luisa Sánchez-Ferrer, Julián J. Árense-Gonzalo, María T. Prieto‐Sánchez, Inmaculada Gómez‐Carrascosa, Ana I. Hernández‐Peñalver, Jaime Mendiola, Alberto M. Torres‐Cantero

polycystic ovary syndrome insulin resistance lipid profile body mass index testosterone triglycerides LDL-c HDL-c HOMA-IR fat mass lean mass PCOS IR LP BMI low-density lipoprotein cholesterol high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

Studysummary This study found that women with PCOS had higher body fat and worse insulin resistance than non-PCOS women, with body composition influencing metabolic profiles independently of PCOS status.

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research Relative Prevalence of Different Androgen Excess Disorders in 950 Women Referred Because of Clinical Hyperandrogenism

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