title: Polycystic ovary syndrome in Mexican-Americans: prevalence and association with the severity of insulin resistance.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA. mark.goodarzi@cshs.org
authors.forename: Mark O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Goodarzi
authors.forename: Manuel J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Quiñones
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Azziz
authors.forename: Jerome I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Rotter
authors.forename: Willa A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.forename: Huiying
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D017058:Mexican Americans; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence