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Glucose to Insulin Ratio

Aka: Glucose to Insulin Ratio, G:I Ratio
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  1. Indications
    1. Insulin Resistance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
  2. Efficacy in Insulin Resistance Diagnosis in PCOS
    1. Normalized for non-Hispanic white PCOS women
    2. Test Sensitivity: 95%
    3. Test Specificity: 84%
    4. Positive Predictive Value: 87%
    5. Negative Predictive Value: 94%
  3. Interpretation
    1. G:I Ratio <4.5 considered abnormal
  4. References
    1. Legro (1998) J Clin Endocrinol Metab 83:2694-8

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