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3384560

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-8-3
pubmed:abstractText
The relationship between body fat distribution and androgen excess was determined in 168 premenopausal women of varying degrees of androgen excess. In 84 women with the polycystic ovary syndrome or idiopathic hirsutism, the waist:hips girth ratio (WHR) was 0.81 +/- 0.01 (mean +/- s.e.m.) and was significantly greater (P less than 0.001) than in an age- and weight-matched group of 84 non-hirsute women (0.77 +/- 0.01), indicating upper body fat predominance in the hirsute subjects. Plasma testosterone was directly correlated with the WHR (r = 0.55, P less than 0.001) and this relationship was independent of obesity level, supporting the hypothesis that plasma androgens are an important determinant of body fat topography in premenopausal women.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0307-0565
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
157-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Body fat topography in women with androgen excess.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Endocrinology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article