Why the study?
Is being a mother of a woman with PCOS associated with increased LDL cholesterol and metabolic syndrome?
Population
215 non-Hispanic white mothers of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and 62 control women
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Maternal dyslipidemia may cluster in PCOS families; hypothesis-generating for heritability without supporting screening changes.
Is being a mother of a woman with PCOS associated with increased LDL cholesterol and metabolic syndrome?
Mothers of women with PCOS exhibit increased LDL cholesterol and a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome, suggesting these metabolic abnormalities are heritable traits that persist with age.
Sam et al. (2006) studied this question.
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