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Comparative Study
. 2015:2015:158951.
doi: 10.1155/2015/158951. Epub 2015 Jan 5.

Urban rural comparisons of polycystic ovary syndrome burden among adolescent girls in a hospital setting in India

Swetha Balaji  1 , Chioma Amadi  2 , Satish Prasad  2 , Jyoti Bala Kasav  2 , Vandana Upadhyay  2 , Awnish K Singh  2 , Krishna Mohan Surapaneni  3 , Ashish Joshi  4
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Comparative Study

Urban rural comparisons of polycystic ovary syndrome burden among adolescent girls in a hospital setting in India

Swetha Balaji et al. Biomed Res Int. 2015.

Abstract

Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a multifaceted disorder characterized by varying clinical presentations.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine urban and rural differences in the burden of polycystic ovarian syndrome among Indian adolescent females aged 12 to 19 years.

Methods: A pilot cross-sectional study was conducted for a period of one month (August-September 2013) at Balaji Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. The final sample included 126 study participants located in various urban (50%, n = 63) and rural (50%, n = 63) settings. Information was gathered on sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics, clinical history, occurrence of acne and hirsutism, serum testosterone levels, obstetric history, family history of chronic diseases, menstrual history, physical activity, and dietary intake.

Results: Eighteen percent of the participants were confirmed of having PCOS by recent guidelines of Rotterdam Consensus for adolescent diagnosis of PCOS (presence of all three elements). Majority of the individuals with PCOS had an average age of 16 (SD = 2) (P = .02) years with an average age of menarche 12 years (SD = 1).

Conclusion: The proportion of participants diagnosed with PCOS was higher among urban participants in comparison to rural participants.

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