title: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is a marker of obesity and not of polycystic ovary syndrome per se.
abstract: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is more a marker of obesity than polycystic ovary syndrome itself, in particular in women >30 years of age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. gowrie61@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Vaidyanathan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gowri
authors.forename: Syed Gauhar
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Rizvi
authors.forename: Shabnam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Squib
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Futaisi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein