Abnormal aminotransferase activity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Abstract

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity was abnormal in 30% of 70 female infertility patients with polycystic ovary syndrome in whom causes other than nonalcoholic fatty liver disease were excluded by history and serum testing. Women with elevated ALT had significantly higher body mass index, waist circumference, serum triglycerides, total cholesterol-to-HDL-cholesterol ratio, and degree of insulin resistance.

• Authors: Jeffrey B Schwimmer, Omid Khorram, Vicki Chiu, Walter B Schwimmer
• Journal: Fertility and sterility (Fertil Steril) Vol. 83 Issue 2 Pg. 494-7 (Feb 2005) ISSN: 0015-0282 [Print] United States
• PMID: 15705403 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Lipids
• Alanine Transaminase

Topics

• Adult
• Alanine Transaminase (blood)
• Body Mass Index
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Female
• Humans
• Infertility, Female (enzymology)
• Lipids (blood)
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (enzymology, epidemiology)
• Prevalence
• Retrospective Studies
• Risk Factors