Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) phenotypes, generated by the possible combinations of the three Rotterdam diagnostic criteria, show a different scale of metabolic risk among PCOS women, being greatest in the classic subgroup, followed by the ovulatory and normoandrogenic phenotype. Aldosterone is an important cardiovascular risk factor. Previous studies reported increased levels of aldosterone in PCOS women, suggesting a possible role in the development of some car...

Abdominal obese (AO) women might have a hyperactivation of the HPA axis. The limitations of previous studies have been often represented by the limited and heterogeneous number of patients enrolled. Our aim was to asses urinary free cortisol (UFC) output during daily and nightly hours in a large cohort of AO women vs. normal weight controls (CT). 107 AO women and 37 CT were enrolled in the study. In basal condition, each subject underwent OGTT, biochemical determinations. Each...

Abdominal obesity (AO) might have a hyperactivation of the HPA axis but previous studies are limited by the small and heterogeneous number of patients investigated. The aim of this study was to evaluate urinary free cortisol (UFC) output during daily and nightly hours in a large cohort of AO women versus normal weight controls (CT). 107 AO women and 37 CT women were enrolled in this study; all subjects underwent a complete physical examination, an OGTT and biochemical determin...