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World J Diabetes. Feb 15, 2020; 11(2): 42-51
Published online Feb 15, 2020. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v11.i2.42
Published online Feb 15, 2020. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v11.i2.42
Wrist circumference: A new marker for insulin resistance in African women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Chantal Anifa Amisi, Paolo Pozzilli, Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, Universita Campus Bio-medico di Rome, Rome 00128, Italy
Massimo Ciccozzi, Medical Statistics and Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Universita Campus Bio-medico di Rome, Rome 00128, Italy
Author contributions: Amisi CA designed and performed the research, and wrote the paper; Amisi CA and Ciccozzi M analysed data; Pozzilli P made important intellectual contributions to the study design and supervised the study; Amisi CA and Pozzilli P revised the paper; the final manuscript draft was approved by all the authors.
Institutional review board statement: The Institutional Review Board of Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma provided approval for this study.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from each subject before entry into the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: Dataset can be provided by Chantal Anifa Amisi.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement–checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement–checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Chantal Anifa Amisi, MD, PhD, Doctor, Senior Researcher, Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, Universita Campus Bio-medico di Roma, via Alvaro del Portillo 21, Rome 00128, Italy. chantalamisi@yahoo.fr
Received: July 1, 2019
Peer-review started: July 1, 2019
First decision: August 2, 2019
Revised: November 27, 2019
Accepted: December 14, 2019
Article in press: December 14, 2019
Published online: February 15, 2020
Peer-review started: July 1, 2019
First decision: August 2, 2019
Revised: November 27, 2019
Accepted: December 14, 2019
Article in press: December 14, 2019
Published online: February 15, 2020
Core Tip
Core tip: In a previous study, we found that insulin resistance (IR), which is independent of the body fat and central distribution in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), is commonly found among the African population. Among various markers of IR, the role of anthropometric indicators is obvious in developing countries. Therefore, a more appropriate method that should be easy to perform is sought. In the present study, we found for the first time that non-dominant wrist circumference is not only a marker of IR, but the best anthropometric marker known to date for the assessment of IR in women with PCOS.