Adiponectin levels reflect the different phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome: study in normal weight, normoinsulinemic patients

Diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), at present very common in women of reproductive age, is implicated with potential long-term metabolic consequences that are difficult to be investigated due to the heterogeneity in the manifestation of the syndrome. The present study constitutes an effort to explore the graduated metabolic impact of the different PCOS phenotypic groups through the levels of adiponectin, an adipose-derived hormone, in 100 normal weight, normoinsulinemic patients with PCOS.