The effects of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet on the polycystic ovary syndrome: A pilot study

Nutrition & Metabolism

Table 1 Effect of Diet on Individual Weight and Serum Metabolic Parameters

ID	Week	Weight	TChol	Trig	HDL-C	LDL-C	Glucose	HgbA1c	Insulin	Test	Free Test	Pct Free Test	LH/FSH	Became Pregnant
		lbs	mg/dl	mg/dl	mg/dl	mg/dl	mg/dl	%	μIU/ml	ng/dl	ng/dl	%
1	1	267	229	99	62	147	89	5	11	41	0.61	1.49	1.7
	10	242	196	83	50	129	83	5.2	6.3	43	0.67	1.57	0.4
	24	226	237	87	57	162	69	5.0	4.5	47	0.57	0.57	0.9
2	1	228	195	131	39	129	83	4.7	7.2	61	0.78	1.29	0.9
	10	215	178	87	43	117	92	4.9	9.8	47	0.45	0.97	0.7
	24	219	198	93	47	132	79	4.9	5.3	52	0.65	1.25	0.7
3	1	168	183	95	66	98	82	5.2	10.9	41	0.84	2.06	3.3
	10	155	234	59	50	172	87	5.3	5.3	38	0.66	1.76	2.5	*
	24	151	199	44	63	127	82	4.9	5.6	58	0.66	1.15	1.3
4	1	277	231	108	48	161	131	8.6	72.7	85	3.23	3.8	2.0
	10	252	193	75	40	138	86	6.8	24.2	21	0.62	2.97	0.4
	24	237	190	54	41	138	75	6.5	19.5	41	0.77	2.97	1.0
5	1	177	117	76	36	65	102	6.3	15.7	31	0.71	2.31	2.5
	10	158	147	115	36	88	97	5.5	9.4	34	0.60	1.79	3.3	*
	24	148	153	88	35	100	91	5.8	6.1	42	0.78	1.88	2.5

TChol = total cholesterol, Trig = triglycerides, HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C = low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HgbA1c = hemoglobin A1c, Test = testosterone, Free Test = free testosterone, Pct Free Test = percent free testosterone, LH = luetinizing hormone, FSH = follicle stimulating hormone

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