Vitamin D predictors in polycystic ovary syndrome: a meta-analysis.

Flora BacopoulouEvangelia KoliasVasiliki EfthymiouConstantine N AntonopoulosEvangelia Charmandari

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2017)

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D may be predicted positively by serum calcium and negatively by luteinising hormone in women with PCOS, and negatively by waist-to-hip ratio and positively by fasting glucose in both PCOS and non-PCOS women, independently of the presence of obesity.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
high fat diet induced
skeletal muscle
type diabetes
blood glucose
body mass index
weight loss
glycemic control
weight gain