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Polycystic ovary syndrome: cardiovascular risk factors according to specific phenotypes.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica - 1 Oct 2015
Aziz Mubeena, Sidelmann Johannes J, Faber Jens, Wissing Marie-Louise M, Naver Klara V, Mikkelsen Anne-Lis, Nilas Lisbeth, Skouby Sven O
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INTRODUCTION: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with obesity and insulin resistance. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the impact of insulin resistance and body mass index (BMI) on inflammatory and hemostatic variables associated with long-term risk of cardiovascular disease in women with PCOS. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 149 premenopausal women with PCOS were recruited...
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