INFLUENCE OF SEX HORMONES ON RISK FACTORS FOR HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN WITH NIDDM

这项研究旨在调查非胰岛素依赖型糖尿病(NIDDM)女性与非糖尿病女性相比，雄激素水平较高，冠心病风险增加的假设。这项研究将确定患NIDDM的风险女性(NIDDM患者的一级亲属，和/或有妊娠期糖尿病病史)是否会增加循环中的雄激素，并将确定胰岛素敏感性(SI)指标与心血管风险之间的关系。

This study is designed to investigate the hypothesis that women with Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes(NIDDM) have higher androgens when compared to nondiabetic women, to an enhanced risk for CAD. This study will determine whether women at risk for development of NIDDM (1st degree relative of individuals w/NIDDM, &/or with a history of gestational DM) have an increase in circulating androgens and will identify associations between measures of insulin sensitivity (SI) and cardiovascular risk.