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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Ethnic difference in insulin and glucose response to glucose between Caucasian and Indian women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
Author: | Norman, R. Mahabeer, S. Masters, S. |
Citation: | Fertility and Sterility, 1995; 63(1):58-62 |
Publisher: | American Fertility Society |
Issue Date: | 1995 |
ISSN: | 0015-0282 1556-5653 |
Abstract: | <h4>Objective</h4>To examine different patterns of glucose and insulin secretion in women (of both Indian and white ethnic backgrounds) with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).<h4>Design</h4>A 75-g oral glucose tolerance test was performed in 11 subjects from each group.<h4>Setting</h4>Reproductive Medicine and Gynecological Clinics from The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia, and King Edward the VIIIth Hospital, Durban, South Africa.<h4>Patients</h4>Couples were grouped as follows: Indian nonobese and obese PCOS, Indian nonobese and obese reference subjects, white nonobese and obese PCOS, white nonobese and obese reference subjects.<h4>Main outcome measure</h4>Insulin and glucose in plasma after oral glucose testing.<h4>Results</h4>Indian PCOS and nonobese reference subjects had higher insulin responses than whites. The ethnic difference was less pronounced in obese women. There were no ethnic differences in glucose response.<h4>Conclusion</h4>This study demonstrates that the ethnic background of subjects with PCOS needs to be considered in studies on the metabolic parameters in this condition. |
Keywords: | Humans Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Obesity Insulin Glucose Blood Glucose Glucose Tolerance Test Adolescent Adult South Africa India Australia Female White People |
DOI: | 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57297-5 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57297-5 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Obstetrics and Gynaecology publications |
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