How much insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome? Comparison of HOMA-IR and insulin resistance (Belfiore) index models
Archives of Medical Science2019Vol. 15(3), pp. 613–618
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Krzysztof Lewandowski, Elżbieta Skowrońska‐Jóźwiak, Katarzyna Łukasiak, Katarzyna Gałuszko, Aleksandra Dukowicz, Magdalena Cedro, Andrzej Lewiñski
Abstract
The insulin resistance (Belfiore) index indicates more cases of insulin resistance than HOMA-IR in women with PCOS. Therefore, detection of insulin resistance among women with PCOS is highly method-dependent with more severe cases being detected with HOMA-IR than with IRI.
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