Bioelectrical impedance-derived adiposity measures, particularly FM index and F/L ratio, showed closer associations with metabolic and inflammatory dysfunction than trunk fat mass in women with PCOS.
Cross-Sectional
Are adiposity measures derived from bioelectrical impedance associated with cardiometabolic markers in women with polycystic ovary syndrome?
BIA-derived adiposity measures, specifically FM index and F/L ratio, may serve as accessible, low-cost tools for assessing metabolic dysfunction in women with PCOS.
Women with PCOS exhibit higher adiposity, particularly reflected by FM index and F/L ratio, which show closer associations with metabolic and inflammatory dysfunction than trunk FM. These findings support the potential use of BIA as an accessible, low-cost, and noninvasive tool for the cross-sectional assessment of metabolic dysfunction in PCOS. Longitudinal studies are needed to clarify the clinical relevance of these associations.
Leão et al. (Tue,) conducted a cross-sectional in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) was evaluated on Metabolic and inflammatory dysfunction. Bioelectrical impedance-derived adiposity measures, particularly FM index and F/L ratio, showed closer associations with metabolic and inflammatory dysfunction than trunk fat mass in women with PCOS.