However, in another similar study conducted in Bulgaria which reported a mean of 8.85 ± 4.6 ug/ml in women with IR-PCOS and 13.62 ± 7.55 ug/ml in women with non-IR PCOS, the median adiponectin levels are found to be significantly higher than the median adiponectin levels reported in our study. Here, ADIPOQ is linked to polycystic ovary syndrome.