Open AccessSerum irisin levels and its association with blood glucose and insulin indices in diagnosing insulin resistance in adolescents with polycystic ovarian syndrome
Author(s) -
B Sharan,
Haritha Sagili,
Sadish Kumar Kamalanathan,
Subitha Lakshminarayanan
Publication year - 2021
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/jhrs.jhrs_191_20
Subject(s) - insulin resistance , medicine , myokine , endocrinology , quantitative insulin sensitivity check index , insulin , interquartile range , polycystic ovary , insulin sensitivity , skeletal muscle
Irisin, a new myokine, has been found to be a biological marker of insulin resistance (IR). There is conflicting evidence on serum irisin level in adult women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and data are lacking in adolescents with PCOS.