Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is closely related to metabolic derangement, such as dyslipidemia insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Also, there is an increase in deposition of visceral adipose tissue in hypogonadal subjects. The visceral adiposity index (VAI) is a sex-specific mathematical index, based on waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), triglycerides (TG) and HDL cholesterol (HDL) levels, indirectly expressing visceral adipose function. We in...

The present study was performed to search whether SCAT increase in women with PCOS. Fifty-two women with PCOS patients and 53 matched healthy controls were participated in the study. Caliper device was used to measure skinfold thickness (SFT). Body fat distributions were determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis. SFT in all defined areas, total body and trunk fat free mass (FFM), and HOMA score were higher in women with PCOS, while adiponectin was significantly lower. SFT...