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Glucose to Insulin RatioAka: G:I Ratio

Indications
1. Insulin Resistance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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%
Interpretation
1. G:I ratio <4.5 considered abnormal
References
1. Legro (1998) J Clin Endocrinol Metab 83:2694

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