ISSN: 2375-4508
Feiza Fatima, Saxena Pikee, Jain Anju
Objective: To compare serum nesfatin-1 levels in Indian women with and without Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and to evaluate the association of serum nesfatin-1 with metabolic and clinical parameters. Materials and methods: 40 PCOS and 40 age and Body Mass Index (BMI) matched non PCOS controls were enrolled. Comparison of hormonal (serum nesfatin-1, Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH), Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Luteinizing Hormone (LH), prolactin, testosterone, estradiol) metabolic (blood pressure, fasting and post prandial blood glucose and insulin, Homeostasis Model Assessment-estimated Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) and clinical (acne, acanthosis nigricans and hirsutism) parameters was done between two groups. Student’s t test, Mann Whitney test, Pearson’s correlation test were used. Here p value of