Body Composition and Characterization of Skinfold Thicknesses from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Phenotypes: A Preliminary Case-Control Study

March 2021 in “ International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ”

María Luisa Sánchez-Ferrer, Ernesto de la Cruz Sánchez, Julián J. Árense-Gonzalo, María T. Prieto‐Sánchez, Itziar Bernabeu-González, Ana Carmona‐Barnosi, Jaime Mendiola, Alberto M. Torres‐Cantero

polycystic ovary syndrome PCOS Rotterdam criteria body mass index fat mass percentage endomorphy H-O-POM phenotype skinfold thickness BMI

Studysummary This study found that women with polycystic ovary syndrome have higher body mass index, fat mass percentage, and skinfold thickness compared to women without PCOS.

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