Endocrine characteristics, body mass index and metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

The study aimed to evaluate the associations of endocrine and ultrasound characteristics with metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and whether these associations were modified by body mass index (BMI). The study was a secondary analysis of baseline data from a randomize...

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Published in:Reproductive biomedicine online 2019-11, Vol.39 (5), p.868-876
Main Authors: Li, Jian, Wu, Qi, Wang, Chi Chiu, Wang, Rui, Ng, Ernest H.Y., Liu, Jian-Ping, Mol, Ben Willem J., Wu, Xiao-Ke, Li, Wen-Tao
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Language:English
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Body mass index
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Metabolic syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome
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Summary:The study aimed to evaluate the associations of endocrine and ultrasound characteristics with metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and whether these associations were modified by body mass index (BMI). The study was a secondary analysis of baseline data from a randomized controlled trial of induction of ovulation in women with PCOS. Among 947 Chinese women with PCOS, 153 (16.2%) were diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in women with normal (
ISSN:1472-6483
1472-6491
1472-6491
DOI:10.1016/j.rbmo.2019.06.014