Serum leptin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: the role of insulin resistance/hyperinsulinemia

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
G A LaughlinS S Yen

Abstract

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenemia, insulin resistance (IR)/hyperinsulinemia, and a high incidence of obesity. Thus, PCOS serves as a useful model to assess the role of IR and chronic endogenous insulin excess on leptin levels. Thirty-three PCOS and 32 normally cycling (NC) women of similar body mass index (BMI) were studied. Insulin sensitivity (S(I)) was assessed by rapid ivGTT in a subset of 28 PCOS and 29 NC subjects; percent body fat was determined by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in 14 PCOS and 17 NC. Fasting (0800 h) and 24-h mean hourly insulin levels were 2-fold higher (P < 0.0001), and S(I) was 50% lower (P = 0.005) in PCOS than in NC, while serum androstenedione (A), testosterone (T), 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP), and estrone (E1) levels were elevated (P < 0.0001), and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels were decreased (P < 0.01). Twenty-four hour LH pulse frequency, mean pulse amplitude, and mean LH levels were elevated in PCOS (P < 0.001) as compared with NC. Serum leptin levels for PCOS (24.1 +/- 2.6 ng/mL) did not differ from NC (21.5 +/- 3.5 ng/mL) and were positively correlated with BMI (r = 0.81) and percent body fat (r = 0.91) fo...Continue Reading

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