Low-Grade Inflammation and Estimates of Insulin Resistance during the Menstrual Cycle in Lean and Overweight Women
Author(s) -
C Blum,
Beat P. MüllerStich,
Peter Huber,
Marius Kraenzlin,
Christian Schindler,
Christian De Geyter,
Ulrich Keller,
Jardena J. Puder
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2005-0231
Subject(s) - insulin resistance , endocrinology , menstrual cycle , medicine , luteal phase , follicular phase , overweight , sex hormone binding globulin , body mass index , homeostatic model assessment , insulin , biology , hormone , androgen
Inflammatory markers and insulin resistance are independent cardiovascular risk factors and are thought to be influenced by sex steroids. We investigated changes of inflammatory markers and estimates of insulin resistance during the menstrual cycle, their variances, and their relationship to each other, sex steroids, and regional body fat distribution.
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