Triglycerides and TG/HDL-C ratio as surrogate markers for insulin resistance in Nigerian women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Triglycerides and TG/HDL-C ratio as surrogate markers for insulin resistance in Nigerian women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Background: Dyslipidemia is one of the most perplexing metabolic consequences in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Obesity, insulin resistance (IR), and hyperandrogenism, the pervasive features of PCOS, play significant pathophysiological roles in the lipidemic aberrations associated with the syndro...

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Main Authors: Chinyere B N. Akpata, Patrick O Uadia, Friday E Okonofua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Subjects:
insulin resistance; nigerian women; polycystic ovary syndrome; surrogate marker; triglyceride.
Online Access:http://www.tjogonline.com/article.asp?issn=0189-5117;year=2020;volume=37;issue=1;spage=182;epage=188;aulast=Akpata

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