Polycystic ovary syndrome in Mexican-Americans: prevalence and association with the severity of insulin resistance.
In this study, the prevalence of PCOS in Mexican-Americans, derived by self-report of symptoms, was 13%, which is twice the prevalence reported in other populations. Hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp studies showed greater insulin resistance in the women with PCOS.
Goodarzi
Mark O
MO
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA. mark.goodarzi@cshs.org
Quiñones
Manuel J
MJ
Azziz
Ricardo
R
Rotter
Jerome I
JI
Hsueh
Willa A
WA
Yang
Huiying
H
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D017058:Mexican Americans; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence