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 rati...

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Published in:Endocrine Journal 2001, Vol.48(6), pp.685-689
Main Authors: DOUCHI, TSUTOMU, YOSHIMITSU, NOBUYUKI, NAGATA, YUKIHIRO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorptiometry, Photon
Adipose Tissue - metabolism
Adolescent
Adult
Body Composition - physiology
Body fat distribution
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate - blood
Female
Humans
Muscle mass distribution
Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism
Muscle, Skeletal - physiology
PCOS
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - blood
Serum testosterone levels
Statistics, Nonparametric
Testosterone - blood
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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
1348-4540
DOI:10.1507/endocrj.48.685