Why the study?
Does polycystic ovarian syndrome increase the prevalence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and cardiac complaints in Dutch women compared to the general population?
Population
346 Dutch women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), mean age 38.7 years, mean BMI 24.4.
Design
Cohort
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May warrant closer cardiometabolic monitoring in PCOS; leaves open independent causality and optimal screening protocols.
Does polycystic ovarian syndrome increase the prevalence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and cardiac complaints in Dutch women compared to the general population?
Women with PCOS, even when relatively lean, have a significantly increased prevalence of diabetes and hypertension compared to the general female population, particularly in later reproductive years.
Elting et al. (2001) studied this question.
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