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Adipokines, secreted by adipose tissue, may contribute to the development of these cardiometabolic disturbances. The aim of this study was to investigate the adipokine levels and their relationship with metabolic status in adolescent girls with PCOS. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 66 adolescent girls with PCOS (mean age: 16.5 \u00b1 1.08 years; study group, SG) and 30 regularly menstruating girls (mean age: 16.2 \u00b1 1.37 years; control group, CG) recruited between 2012 and 2017. All participants underwent physical examination, body composition assessment, liver ultrasonography, and biochemical and hormonal evaluations. Fasting venous blood samples were collected to determine the adipokine profile, and the leptin-to-adiponectin ratio (L\/A) was calculated. Results: Compared with the control group, the PCOS group demonstrated significantly lower adiponectin (p = 0.019) and vaspin (p = 0.037) concentrations, and higher RBP-4 levels (p = 0.048). Positive correlations were observed between adiponectin, apelin, and omentin, while negative correlations were found between leptin and L\/A and HDL cholesterol levels in the SG. Omentin showed a negative association, and leptin and L\/A a positive association, with triglyceride concentration. In the SG, resistin and visfatin levels were negatively correlated with total cholesterol, and resistin also showed a negative correlation with LDL cholesterol. In patients with PCOS, adverse associations were observed between carbohydrate metabolism parameters and insulin resistance indices, while insulin sensitivity indices correlated positively with adiponectin and omentin concentrations. Visfatin levels in the SG correlated negatively with QUICKI. Conclusions: The adipokine profile of adolescent girls with PCOS differs from that of regularly menstruating peers, particularly in adiponectin, RBP-4, and vaspin concentrations. 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