Key result
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome had higher global adiposity and increased visceral adipose tissue, especially in intraperitoneal and mesenteric depots, compared with control women.
Why the study?
Do women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have increased global adiposity and visceral adipose tissue thickness compared to control women and men?
Population
106 subjects presenting with similar body mass index, comprising women with polycystic ovary syndrome, women…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May refine cardiometabolic risk stratification in PCOS; extends fat-distribution observations but remains hypothesis-generating pending prospective data.
Case-Control (n=106)
No
Do women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have increased global adiposity and visceral adipose tissue thickness compared to control women and men?
Women with PCOS demonstrate a masculinized fat distribution with increased global and visceral adiposity, particularly in intraperitoneal and mesenteric depots.
Borruel et al. (2013) conducted a case-control in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) (n=106). Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) vs. Women without androgen excess and men was evaluated on Ultrasound measurements of adipose tissue depots and total body fat mass. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome had higher global adiposity and increased visceral adipose tissue, especially in intraperitoneal and mesenteric depots, compared with control women.
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