Urban Rural Comparisons of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Burden among Adolescent Girls in a Hospital Setting in India

Joint Authors

Balaji, Swetha
Prasad, Satish
Bala Kasav, Jyoti
Upadhyay, Vandana
Singh, Awnish K.
Surapaneni, Krishna Mohan
Joshi, Ashish
Amadi, Chioma

Source

BioMed Research International

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-01-05

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

10

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

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.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Balaji, Swetha& Amadi, Chioma& Prasad, Satish& Bala Kasav, Jyoti& Upadhyay, Vandana& Singh, Awnish K.…[et al.]. 2015. Urban Rural Comparisons of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Burden among Adolescent Girls in a Hospital Setting in India. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054410

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Balaji, Swetha…[et al.]. Urban Rural Comparisons of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Burden among Adolescent Girls in a Hospital Setting in India. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054410

American Medical Association (AMA)

Balaji, Swetha& Amadi, Chioma& Prasad, Satish& Bala Kasav, Jyoti& Upadhyay, Vandana& Singh, Awnish K.…[et al.]. Urban Rural Comparisons of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Burden among Adolescent Girls in a Hospital Setting in India. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054410

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1054410