Why the study?
Is insulin sensitivity altered in lean and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome compared to healthy controls?
Is insulin sensitivity altered in lean and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome compared to healthy controls?
Lean women with PCOS exhibit insulin hypersecretion but are not more insulin resistant than healthy controls, unlike obese women with PCOS.
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Insulin resistance appears obesity-dependent in PCOS; extends lean vs obese phenotype distinctions but remains hypothesis-generating.
Vrbíková et al. (2004) studied this question.
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