Lipid accumulation product and insulin resistance in Iranian PCOS prevalence study.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To evaluate diagnostic accuracy of lipid accumulation product (LAP) index as a marker of insulin resistance in a community-based population with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), compared with healthy women.

METHODS:

Anthropometric measurements, biochemical parameters, LAP index and insulin resistance (IR) were compared in 134 PCOS subjects and 414 healthy women recruited from 1126 reproductive aged women (18-45 years), participants of the Iranian PCOS Prevalence Study. LAP was defined as [WC (cm)-58] ×TG (mmol/l)]. PCOS was diagnosed using the Rotterdam criteria, and IR was defined using the homeostatic model assessment IR. LAP, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were compared using the two-tailed Spearman rank correlation test and analysing the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for IR.

RESULTS:

Among the PCOS subjects, the mean ± SD age, BMI, WC and WHR were 32·2 ± 7·7 years, 26·8 ± 5·8 kg/m(2) , 85·2 ± 13·2 cm and 0·80 ± 0·06, respectively, and the median (IQ25-75) of LAP index was 34·03 (17·8-66·3). There was significant correlation between HOMA-IR index and LAP in patients with PCOS (r = 0·41; P < 0·001). Also, ROC curves analysis revealed that the optimal cut-off value for LAP to define the presence of IR was 34·1 (sensitivity: 75%; specificity: 58%). LAP showed the highest area under curve (AUC) (P < 0·001).

CONCLUSION:

Among PCOS subjects, LAP index has the strongest diagnostic accuracy for detection of IR in comparison with BMI, WC and WHR.

• Authors: Farhad Hosseinpanah, Maryam Barzin, Hadi Erfani, Sara Serahati, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Fereidoun Azizi
• Journal: Clinical endocrinology (Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)) Vol. 81 Issue 1 Pg. 52-7 (Jul 2014) ISSN: 1365-2265 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 23844634 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: © 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Topics

• Adult
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Female
• Humans
• Insulin Resistance (physiology)
• Iran
• Lipid Accumulation Product (physiology)
• Middle Aged
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (physiopathology)
• Young Adult