The prevalence and metabolic characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome in the Qatari population.

Soha R DarghamLina AhmedEric S KilpatrickStephen L Atkin

Published in: PloS one (2017)

By NIH guidelines the prevalence of PCOS in this Qatari cohort was 12.1% that would likely reflect 20% by Rotterdam criteria, with a markedly more metabolic phenotype than Qatari controls.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
insulin resistance
risk factors
adipose tissue
type diabetes
clinical practice
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle