Why the study?
Do women with PCOS have elevated ambulatory blood pressure compared to normal controls?
Population
91 women. A representative subgroup of 17 PCOS women and 16 controls underwent 24-hour ambulatory blood…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Suggests prehypertensive state in PCOS meriting closer surveillance; hypothesis-generating for CV risk studies.
Do women with PCOS have elevated ambulatory blood pressure compared to normal controls?
Women with PCOS exhibit elevated day-time ambulatory blood pressure independent of BMI and insulin resistance, suggesting a pre-hypertensive state that may increase cardiovascular risk.
Holte et al. (1996) studied this question.
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