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Study NCT ID: NCT00005459
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2016-07-29
First Post: 2000-05-25

Brief Title: Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Sponsor: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute NHLBI
Organization: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute NHLBI

Study Overview

Official Title: None
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2008-01
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
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Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
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Brief Summary: To investigate whether women with Polycystic Ovary syndrome PCOS have evidence of an increased prevalence rate of subclinical atherosclerosis as measured by the presence of plaque increased intima-medial carotid artery wall thickness and lower brachial artery flow mediated vasodilation
Detailed Description: BACKGROUND

The risk of coronary heart disease CHD is lower in women than men This has been attributed to differences in sex hormones insulin sensitivity and environmental factors Women with Polycystic Ovary syndrome have characteristics including anovulation hyperandrogenism and insulin resistance which suggests a male risk factor profile The study tests the hypothesis that women with PCOS are at greater risk of coronary heart disease than non-PCOS women When the study was initiated in 1991 there were few data available on long-term followup of women with PCOS

DESIGN NARRATIVE

Beginning in 1991 the investigators tested the hypothesis that women with PCOS who comprise 5 percent of the female population are at greater risk of coronary heart disease than non-PCOS women They traced and followed-up via telephone interviews 244 women with PCOS and 244 age-matched neighborhood controls They then conducted a cross-sectional study to assess reproductive hormonal and other coronary heart disease risk factors in the women with PCOS compared with the controls Evaluation consisted of an office visit to determine total cholesterol triglycerides HDL cholesterol fasting and two hour glucose and insulin blood pressure lifetime cigarette smoking alcohol intake reproductive history lifetime medication usage family history of PCOS and serum hormone concentrations At this evaluation a physician diagnosis of PCOS from history physical exam and hormone studies was made In addition information on the number of pregnancies number of live births menstrual history and history of surgical or natural menopause was obtained Women with evidence of thyroid adrenal or pituitary disease were excluded

The grant was renewed in 1996 to determine whether women with PCOS have evidence of an increased prevalence rate of subclinical atherosclerosis Within the PCOS population the investigators performed five studies to further determine risk factors for subclinical atherosclerosis First they evaluated the relationship between PCOS and subclinical atherosclerosis as measured by carotid ultrasound In this study they determined whether women thirty years of age or older with PCOS had a higher prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis than age-matched control women Second they evaluated the relationship between PCOS and subclinical vascular disease as measured by brachial artery flow mediated vasodilation They determined whether PCOS cases had lower brachial artery flow mediated vasodilation than controls and whether the distribution of flow mediated vasodilation was related to the extent of carotid artery wall thickness and plaque Third they evaluated whether subclinical atherosclerosis and vascular disease were related to the following cardiovascular risk factors within PCOS cases and controls HDL cholesterol LDL cholesterol triglycerides insulin systolic and diastolic blood pressure and testosterone waist-to-hip ratio and body mass index BMI Fourth they assessed differences in body composition between PCOS cases and control women including intra-abdominal fat as measured by computed tomography CT of the abdomen and sagittal diameter and percent body fat as measured by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry DEXA They evaluated the relationship between subclinical atherosclerosis and body composition separately for cases and for controls Previous studies had clearly shown that PCOS women were different from obese non-PCOS women Moreover insulin testosterone and coronary heart disease risk factors were also correlated with these measures using paired t-tests Multiple regression was used to test whether PCOS cases compared to controls had an increase in intra-abdominal fat which was independent of important confounders Fifth they compared plasma levels of selected coagulation factors including fibrinogen and factor VII to fibrinolytic factors for PCOS cases and controls

The study was renewed in September 2000 through August 2004 to continue follow-up

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R01HL044664 NIH None httpsreporternihgovquickSearchR01HL044664