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DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018996
Insulin and C-Peptide Levels in Obese Patients with Polycystic Ovaries
Publication History
1981
1981
Publication Date:
23 April 2008 (online)
Summary
We studied two groups of obese patients, 16 affected by polycystic ovaries (OB-PCO) and 16 with simple obesity (OB), matched for age, relative weight and glucose values during oral glucose tolerance test. OB-PCO patients showed higher basal IRI levels and highere glucose stimulated IRI and CPR sezum levels. According to these results, hyperinsulism appears to be a common feature of PCO patients, relatively independent of the presence of obesity. Possible mechanisms are discussed.
Key-Words:
Obesity - Polycystic Ovaries - Insulin - Insulin Resistance - Insulin Secretion - C-Peptide