ea0011p367 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | ECE2006
Cussons AJ
, Shaw J
, Stuckey BGA
, Watts GF
, Zimmet P
Background: The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition defined by hyperandrogenism and ovulatory dysfunction. It is also known to be associated with insulin resistance and has many features in common with the metabolic syndrome (MS) - a cluster of risk factors that have been shown to predict a greater risk of future cardiovascular events and type 2 diabetes. While there are studies confirming that the MS is more common in PCOS, none have systematically compared the re...