Relationships among Serum Testosterone Levels, Body Fat and Muscle Mass Distribution in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

We investigated the relationships among serum testosterone levels, body fat and muscle mass distribution in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Subjects were 67 women with PCOS (mean age±standard deviation, 28.8±6.6 years). Baseline characteristics included age and height. Trunk-leg fat rat...

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Published in:ENDOCRINE JOURNAL 2001, Vol.48 (6), p.685-689
Main Authors: TSUTOMU DOUCHI, NOBUYUKI YOSHIMITSU, YUKIHIRO NAGATA
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Language:Japanese
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Summary:We investigated the relationships among serum testosterone levels, body fat and muscle mass distribution in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Subjects were 67 women with PCOS (mean age±standard deviation, 28.8±6.6 years). Baseline characteristics included age and height. Trunk-leg fat ratio and trunk-leg muscle ratio were assessed with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Serum testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels were measured with radioimmunoassays. Relationships among serum testosterone levels, body fat and muscle mass distribution were investigated using Pearson and partial correlation tests. Serum testosterone levels were positively correlated with trunk-leg fat ratio (r=0.398, P
ISSN:0918-8959