Likewise, levels of free-testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), androstenedione (ASD), prolactin, LH, testosterone, stimulated glucose, fasting and stimulated insulin, fasting and stimulated C-peptide, Apo-B, HOMA-IR (Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance), AUC(glucose), AUC(insulin), incremental AUC, VLDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, T-Chol/HDL-Chol ratio, LDL-Chol/HDL-Chol ratio, T-cholesterol, and triglycerides in PCOS patients were significantly higher than were those of control women. Here, PLOD1 is linked to polycystic ovary syndrome.