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

这项研究旨在调查这样一种假设，即患有非 胰岛素依赖型糖尿病(NIDDM)患者的雄激素水平高于 非糖尿病女性患冠心病的风险增加。这项研究将确定 妇女是否有患NIDDM的风险(一级亲属 患有NIDDM和/或有妊娠期DM病史的人) 增加循环中的雄激素，并将确定 测量胰岛素敏感性(SI)和心血管风险。

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, and/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.