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dc.titleEffect of body mass index (BMI) on phenotypic features of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in Singapore women: a prospective cross-sectional study
dc.contributor.authorNeubronner, Samantha A
dc.contributor.authorIndran, Inthrani R
dc.contributor.authorChan, Yiong Huak
dc.contributor.authorThu, Angelica Win Pa
dc.contributor.authorYong, Eu-Leong
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-07T10:33:47Z
dc.date.available2021-04-07T10:33:47Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.identifier.citationNeubronner, Samantha A, Indran, Inthrani R, Chan, Yiong Huak, Thu, Angelica Win Pa, Yong, Eu-Leong (2021-12). Effect of body mass index (BMI) on phenotypic features of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in Singapore women: a prospective cross-sectional study. BMC Women's Health 21 (1). ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01277-6
dc.identifier.issn14726874
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/188708
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec> <jats:title>Background</jats:title> <jats:p>A diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and its related phenotypic features including increased hair growth can affect a woman’s social and emotional well-being. We aim to determine firstly, if excess body weight affects menstrual cycle length, excessive hair growth and other phenotypic features in healthy women without PCOS and secondly, whether having PCOS exacerbates the effects of high body mass index (BMI).</jats:p> </jats:sec><jats:sec> <jats:title>Methods</jats:title> <jats:p>A prospective cross-sectional study involving healthy women (21–45 years) recruited at an annual health screen for hospital staff and volunteers from the university community, and PCOS cases referred to tertiary gynecological clinics in Singapore. To dissect the independent and/or combinatorial effects of PCOS and BMI on the phenotypic features, subjects were divided into four categories: non-PCOS (normal BMI), non-PCOS (high BMI), PCOS (normal BMI), and PCOS (high BMI). General linear modelling was performed to compare clinical, ovarian, hormonal and metabolic parameters across these four categories.</jats:p> </jats:sec><jats:sec> <jats:title>Results</jats:title> <jats:p>Of 389 participants, 134 (34.4%) were classified as PCOS and the remaining 255 (65.6%), as the non-PCOS population. Overall 45.2% of women had high BMI (≥ 23). Compared to non-PCOS subjects, women with PCOS had a higher BMI (mean (SD): 25.14 ± 6.46 vs 23.08 ± 4.36, <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). Women with PCOS and high BMI had increased hair growth with modified Ferriman-Gallwey (mFG) scores that were 2.96-fold higher versus healthy-normal BMI women (mean difference; 1.85, 95% CI 0.80–2.90). Compared to healthy-high BMI women, PCOS women with high BMI had significantly higher mean differences in mFG scores (1.79, 95% CI 0.64–2.93). In PCOS women, having high BMI also significantly increased mFG scores by 1.85-fold (mean difference; 1.82. 95% CI 0.52–3.12). This effect was mirrored by the additive effect of BMI and PCOS on free androgen index. No independent effect of high BMI on rates of oligomenorrhoea, antral follicle count, ovarian volume or serum androgens were observed.</jats:p> </jats:sec><jats:sec> <jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title> <jats:p>We observed an additive effect of body weight to increase hair growth in women with PCOS. Maximum mFG scores were present in PCOS women with high BMI. Such increases in mFG score may affect the self-esteem of women with PCOS.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
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dc.typeArticle
dc.date.updated2021-04-07T07:17:30Z
dc.contributor.departmentDEPT OF PHARMACOLOGY
dc.contributor.departmentDEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)
dc.contributor.departmentDEPT OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
dc.description.doi10.1186/s12905-021-01277-6
dc.description.sourcetitleBMC Women's Health
dc.description.volume21
dc.description.issue1
dc.published.statePublished online
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