Serum adiponectin levels were evaluated in 60 women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), 30 normal-weighted and 30 obese women, and 60 healthy women age and body mass index (BMI) matched with the patients. The homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) score was also calculated. Both in PCOS and controls, serum adiponectin levels were significantly (P < 0.05) lower in obese than normal-weight women, without any difference between PCOS and controls. The HOMA score was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in obese than normal-weight women both in PCOS and controls; additionally, the HOMA score was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in normal-weight PCOS than normal-weight controls. Both in PCOS and controls, adiponectin levels were significantly correlated with BMI (r = -0.51, P < 0.01 in PCOS; r = -0.45, P < 0.01 in controls) and HOMA values (r = -0.39, P < 0.05 in PCOS; r = -0.35, P < 0.05 in controls); HOMA was correlated with BMI (r = 0.51, P < 0.01 in PCOS, r = 0.61, P < 0.001 in controls). In conclusion, our results confirm that adiponectin concentrations change according to variations of fat mass. They further suggest that insulin sensitivity per se probably does not play any pivotal role in the control of adiponectin levels in PCOS women.

Adiponectin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome / Orio, F.; Palomba, Stefano; Cascella, Teresa; Milan, G.; Mioni, R.; Pagano, C.; Zullo, F.; Colao, Annamaria; Lombardi, Gaetano; Vettor, R.. - In: THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM. - ISSN 0021-972X. - ELETTRONICO. - 88:6(2003), pp. 2619-2623. [10.1210/jc.2002-022033]

Adiponectin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

PALOMBA, STEFANO;CASCELLA, TERESA;F. Zullo;COLAO, ANNAMARIA;LOMBARDI, GAETANO;
2003

Abstract

Serum adiponectin levels were evaluated in 60 women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), 30 normal-weighted and 30 obese women, and 60 healthy women age and body mass index (BMI) matched with the patients. The homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) score was also calculated. Both in PCOS and controls, serum adiponectin levels were significantly (P < 0.05) lower in obese than normal-weight women, without any difference between PCOS and controls. The HOMA score was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in obese than normal-weight women both in PCOS and controls; additionally, the HOMA score was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in normal-weight PCOS than normal-weight controls. Both in PCOS and controls, adiponectin levels were significantly correlated with BMI (r = -0.51, P < 0.01 in PCOS; r = -0.45, P < 0.01 in controls) and HOMA values (r = -0.39, P < 0.05 in PCOS; r = -0.35, P < 0.05 in controls); HOMA was correlated with BMI (r = 0.51, P < 0.01 in PCOS, r = 0.61, P < 0.001 in controls). In conclusion, our results confirm that adiponectin concentrations change according to variations of fat mass. They further suggest that insulin sensitivity per se probably does not play any pivotal role in the control of adiponectin levels in PCOS women.
2003
Adiponectin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome / Orio, F.; Palomba, Stefano; Cascella, Teresa; Milan, G.; Mioni, R.; Pagano, C.; Zullo, F.; Colao, Annamaria; Lombardi, Gaetano; Vettor, R.. - In: THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM. - ISSN 0021-972X. - ELETTRONICO. - 88:6(2003), pp. 2619-2623. [10.1210/jc.2002-022033]
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