Study: Black Women with PCOS Have Greater Cardiometabolic Risk vs White Women
ENDO 2021: A meta-analysis found increased cardiometabolic risk among Black women with PCOS vs White counterparts even though fasting glucose levels were comparable and triglyceride levels lower.
Obese Patients with COVID-19 at Higher Risk for ICU Admission, Longer Stay
ENDO 2021: Patients with severe obesity hospitalized for COVID-19 were twice as likely to require ICU admission vs those with normal BMI, according to new findings.
Study: Lifestyle Program Improves Fertility in Women with Obesity and Infertility
A lifestyle intervention targeting women with obesity and infertility is more effective in increasing the pregnancy rate vs fertility treatments, suggests a new study presented at ENDO 2021.
Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Linked with Worse Outcomes
COVID-19 patients with hyperglycemia on hospital admission, with and without diabetes, had increased odds of intubation, ICU admission, and mortality, according to research presented at ENDO 2021.
Guideline-directed Osteoporosis Treatment Found in Decline
ENDO 2021: Fewer than 1-in-10 older adults with a hip fracture had been prescribed bone-directed treatment in the 6 months prior to the incident, according to research on trends in treatment.
