Ethnicity and polycystic ovary syndrome are associated with independent and additive decreases in insulin action in Caribbean-Hispanic women.

Dunaif, A; Sorbara, L; Delson, R; Green, G

Dunaif, A; Sorbara, L; Delson, R; Green, G.

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Dunaif A; Department of Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York.

Diabetes ; 42(10): 1462-8, 1993 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8375585

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Hispanic or Latino; Insulin Resistance/physiology; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome/ethnology; Adolescent; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Androstenedione/blood; Blood Glucose/analysis; Body Composition; Body Weight; Dominican Republic/ethnology; Female; Glucose Tolerance Test; Humans; Insulin/blood; Lipids/analysis; Metabolic Clearance Rate; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome/etiology; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome/physiopathology; Puerto Rico/ethnology; Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin/analysis; Testosterone/blood; United States/epidemiology

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Insulin Resistance / Hispanic or Latino Type of study: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: America do norte / Caribe / Puerto rico / Republica dominicana Language: En Journal: Diabetes Year: 1993 Type: Article

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