The relationship between epicardial fat tissue thickness and visceral adipose tissue in lean patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

• DOI: 10.1186/s13048-015-0197-4
• Publication Date: 2015-11-06T12:16:57Z
• Authors: Dilek Arpaci; Aysel Gurkan Tocoglu; Sabiye Yilmaz; Hasan Ergenc; Ali Tamer; Nurgul Keser; Huseyin Gunduz
• Keywords: Abdominal obesity

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is related to metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular syndromes. This particularly true for individuals with central abdominal obesity because visceral adipose tissue (VAAT) epicardial (EAT) produce a large number of proinflammatory proatherogenic cytokines. The present study aimed determine whether there are changes in VAAT EAT levels which were considered as indirect predictors subclinical atherosclerosis lean patients PCOS. clinical demographic characteristics 35 PCOS 38 healthy control subjects recorded the study. Additionally, serum various biochemical parameters measured assessed using 2D-transthoracic echocardiography. There no significant differences mean age (p = 0.056) or body mass index (BMI) 0.446) between patient groups. However, fat percentage, waist-to-hip ratio, amount subcutaneous tissue, thickness higher group than group. amounts groups similar 0.384). was correlated BMI, mass, waist circumference, hip circumference but not any including homeostasis model assessment resistance triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density (HDL) cholesterol. small positive correlation EAT. directly such inversely HDL cholesterol level. found that increased associated atherosclerosis. may aid determination risk it easily measured.