POMC and Insulin resistance: Groups I and II differed in luteinizing hormone (LH), LH/follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) ratio, testosterone, free androgen index (FAI), dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S), androstenedione, and estradiol, but not in glucose, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), the homeostatic model assessment 1 of insulin resistance (HOMA1-IR), TSH, free thyroid hormones, total thyroid hormones, FSH, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) (Table 2).