Association between Insulin Resistance and Lipid profile in a Sample of Iraqi Polycystic ovary syndrome Patients

Abstract

A common metabolic disorder in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is dyslipidemia. Since insulin resistance is a major pathophysiology of PCOS, dyslipidemia in PCOS-affected women may be consistent with that of insulin resistance.This study was planned to determine insulin level in PCOS patients, and interpretation of Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)with lipid profile level.Fifty eightpatientsand thirty controls were involved for this study