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Global adiposity rather than abnormal regional fat distribution characterizes women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
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CONTEXT: Obesity-related predisposition to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) could reflect overall adiposity and/or regional accumulation of abdominal visceral fat. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to compare distributions of visceral, abdominal sc, and gluteofemoral sc adipose tissue in PCOS cases vs. control women. DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Fat depot measurements from axial magnetic resonance imaging scans taken at anatomically predefined s...
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- Published
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- Journal:
- Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism More from this journal
- Volume:
- 93
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 999-1004
- Publication date:
- 2008-03-01
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1945-7197
- ISSN:
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0021-972X
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English
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pubs:8944
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uuid:d1997e94-8949-4bed-810d-41b8353f259a
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pubs:8944
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8944
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2012-12-19
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- 2008
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