title: Body fat distribution and its associated factors in Korean women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the body fat distribution in Korean women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and the association of those distribution with metabolic parameters and hormone profiles.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total 90 patients with PCOS and 97 women without PCOS (control group) were included in this study. Total body fat, abdominal visceral fat, and subcutaneous fat were determined on abdominal fat computed tomography. Lipid profiles and sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG), testosterone, free androgen index (FAI), and cortisol were measured in PCOS group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total body fat and body fat distribution in the PCOS group were not significantly different from the control group in Korean women (P = 0.054, P = 0.761, P = 0.104), but abdominal visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio was larger in the PCOS group than the control group (P = 0.047). Not only total body fat and visceral fat, but also subcutaneous fat in the PCOS group had a positive correlation with homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance, fasting blood sugar, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, fasting insulin, free testosterone, FAI, body mass index, but negative correlation with SHBG and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Korean PCOS women had the same body fat distribution as the control group. Subcutaneous fat was also correlated with metabolic parameters and hormone profiles in the Korean PCOS group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Eulji University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Chan Hee
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Eulji University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yuk
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Mook
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Wook
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Tak
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D050218:Body Fat Distribution; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Korean; abdominal fat computed tomography; fat distribution; insulin resistance; polycystic ovary syndrome