Oxidised low-density lipoprotein concentration – early marker of an altered lipid metabolism in young women with PCOS
Author(s) -
Djuro Macut,
Svetozar Damjanović,
Dimitrios Panidis,
Nikolaos Spanos,
B. Glišić,
Мilan Petakov,
D. Rousso,
Anargyros Kourtis,
Jelica Bjekić,
Nataša Milić
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje.1.02187
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , overweight , free androgen index , polycystic ovary , sex hormone binding globulin , body mass index , insulin resistance , lipoprotein , apolipoprotein b , testosterone (patch) , cholesterol , insulin , homeostatic model assessment , high density lipoprotein , androgen , hormone
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are assumed to be at increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. This study examined the variations in oxidised low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL) concentration in relation to insulin levels in young women with PCOS.
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