Relationship of the metabolic syndrome and obesity to polycystic ovary syndrome: A controlled, population-based study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 289-296

  Korhonen, Seija ^a,b,c   Hippeläinen, Maritta ^a,b,c   Niskanen, Leo ^a,b,c   Vanhala, Mauno ^a,b,c   Saarikoski, Seppo ^a,b,c  

^a MIKKELI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Department of Medicine and Clinical Nutrition ^*  (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Insulin resistance; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035092235     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.109596     Document Type: Article

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