Open AccessAnthropometric, clinical, and metabolic comparisons of the four Rotterdam PCOS phenotypes: A prospective study of PCOS women
Author(s) -
S. Kar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of human reproductive sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-1208
pISSN - 1998-4766
DOI - 10.4103/0974-1208.121422
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperandrogenism , anovulation , polycystic ovary , metabolic syndrome , body mass index , insulin resistance , waist , population , prospective cohort study , anthropometry , gynecology , odds ratio , homeostatic model assessment , rotterdam study , national cholesterol education program , obstetrics , obesity , environmental health
1. To study the distribution of various Rotterdam classified phenotypes of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) women, in our population. 2. To compare the four phenotypes with respect to anthropometric, clinical, and metabolic parameters. 3. To report the prevalence of insulin resistance (IR) and metabolic syndrome in these women.