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The Effect of Exercise in PCOS Women Who Exercise Regularly

Authors

Afsaneh Khademi2,*, Ashraf Alleyassin2, Marzieh Aghahosseini2, Leila Tabatabaeefar1, Mehrnoosh Amini2
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
1Sports Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
*Corresponding Author: :Sports Medicine Research Center, No 7, Al-e-Ahmad Highway, Tehran, IR Iran., afkhademi@tums.ac.ir. Email: afkhademi@tums.ac.ir

Asian Journal of Sports Medicine:Vol. 1, issue 1; 35-40
Published online:Feb 28, 2010
Article type:Research Article
Received:Aug 09, 2009
Accepted:Nov 15, 2009
How to Cite:Khademi A, Alleyassin A, Aghahosseini M, Tabatabaeefar L, Amini M. The Effect of Exercise in PCOS Women Who Exercise Regularly. Asian J Sports Med. 2010;1(1):34874. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.34874

Abstract

Purpose:

To determine the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in women who exercise regularly.

Methods:

All women under age 45 from an industrial company who had past history of exercising more than 6 months enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Prevalence of PCOS and comparison of BMI between PCOS and non-PCOS subgroups was done. The diagnosis of PCOS was based on the revised 2003 Rotterdam ESHRE/ASRM consensus criteria and exclusion of related disorders.

Results:

The prevalence of PCOS in was 8.8%; 95% CI: 8.5%-9.1%. In obese subjects, mean BMI differed significantly between PCOS and non-PCOS women (29.3 3.3 kg/m2 vs. 27.8 2 kg/m2, P=0.03). In lean subjects, there was no statistically significant difference in terms of BMI between PCOS and non-PCOS women (21.4 1.9 kg/m2 vs. 21.2 2 kg/m2, P>0.05).

Conclusion:

Obese PCOS patients show more difficulty in losing weight by exercise than lean PCOS patients. The role of hormonal alterations and PCOS per se in the responsiveness of weight loss to exercise remains to be determined.

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