Open AccessThe Lipid Accumulation Product Is Associated with Impaired Glucose Tolerance in PCOS Women
Author(s) -
Elisabeth Wehr,
HansJürgen Gruber,
Albrecht Giuliani,
Reinhard Möller,
Thomas R. Pieber,
Barbara ObermayerPietsch
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-0031
Subject(s) - impaired glucose tolerance , medicine , endocrinology , product (mathematics) , insulin resistance , diabetes mellitus , mathematics , geometry
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) frequently suffer from metabolic disturbances. Lipid accumulation product (LAP) is an emerging cardiovascular risk factor. We aimed to investigate the association of LAP with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in PCOS and control women.
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