Why the study?
The study aimed to assess inflammatory markers (WBC, LMR, MHR) and establish relationships between complete blood count parameters, hsCRP, and metabolic and hormonal profiles in women with PCOS and healthy controls, with or without central obesity.
Does PCOS independently influence inflammatory markers when matched for central obesity?
Population
395 women of reproductive age with and without PCOS
Comparison
PCOS vs healthy controls, with or without central obesity
Design
WHtR-matched case-control study
Authors
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Central obesity was associated with elevated inflammatory markers independent of PCOS; hypothesis-generating and leaves open PCOS-specific effects beyond adiposity.
Does PCOS independently influence inflammatory markers when matched for central obesity?
Central obesity and dysmetabolism, rather than PCOS itself, appear to be the primary drivers of elevated inflammatory markers such as WBC, MHR, and hsCRP in women of reproductive age.
Kałużna et al. (2020) studied this question.
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