Table 5.
NMR lipid characteristics associated with insulin resistance
Insulin Resistance (without diabetes)* | Change in PCOS study | ||
---|---|---|---|
Particle Size | |||
VLDL | ↑ | - | |
LDL | ↓ | - | |
HDL | ↓ | ↑ | |
Particle Concentration | |||
VLDL | Total | - | - |
Large | ↑ | ↓ | |
Intermediate | - | - | |
Small | - | - | |
IDL | - | - | |
LDL | Total | ↑ | - |
Large | ↓ | - | |
Small | ↑ | - | |
HDL | Total | - | - |
Large | ↓ | ↑ | |
Intermediate | - | ↓** | |
Small | - |
Garvey 2003. ↑= increase, ↓= decrease, - = no change
Intermediate and Small combined