Comparison of Lifestyle in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Healthy Women

Abstract

Given the high prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and that a lifestyle is recognized effective in development of many diseases, this study aimed to compare lifestyle of women with PCOS and healthy women. Nor are there sufficient studies on the difference between lifestyle of these people with that of healthy people. Furthermore, studies show that changes in lifestyle improve this disease. This descriptive-comparative study was conducted on 65 women with PCOS and 65 healthy women of 18 to 45 years old who presented to hospitals affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in 2013. The subjects were selected using multi stage random sampling method. The data were collected using questionnaires for diet, International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and unhealthy behaviors and were analyzed in SPSS v. 17, using descriptive statistics, Man-Whitney, independent t, Chi-square and logistic regression tests. The results showed there was a significant relationship between PCOS and inappropriate diet (p=0.009), low physical activity (p=0.009), but no relationship was observed between PCOS and unhealthy behaviors. Given the results obtained, training and awareness raising is necessary for women and girls especially about appropriate diet and regular physical activity.

A Study to Measure the Health Awareness of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Saudi Arabia

“…However, this important information about obesity and its association with increasing levels of free testosterone was only known to 56.3% of the participants. It is one of the important information associated with the disease, as this association can aggravate the clinical presentation of the disease in the form of clinical hyperandrogenism and anovulation (Sedighi et al, 2014).…”

“…A weight loss of 5% to 10% can have significant clinical impacts on psychological, reproductive and metabolic features of the disease (H. Teede et al, 2010). Exercise can help to improve the condition of women diagnosed with PCOS in two ways: firstly in reducing insulin resistance and secondly by decreasing body fat, which is the storage medium for estrogen and steroid hormones (Sedighi et al, 2014). The knowledge of life style modification with diet and exercise as a self-management approach to decrease weight and to minimize the complications was known to most of the participants.…”

“…It is considered as one of the most common endocrine disorder in women at their reproductive age and a leading cause for infertility (Sedighi et al, 2014). The etiology of the disease is still unknown, but considerable evidence suggests that it is a combination of reproductive and metabolic abnormalities, which lead to hormonal disturbance in the form of high androgen and estrogen levels.…”

Comparative study to evaluate the prevalence of deranged lipid profile and oral glucose tolerance test in polycystic ovarian syndrome patients with normal females: a prospective observational study

“…In the study conducted by Sedighi S et al it was observed that there was a significant association between PCOS and low physical activity. 18 The OGTT test of the present study revealed that about 41% of the study patients with PCOS had deranged oral glucose tolerance. Similar results were found in a study conducted by Coles N et al which showed that 16% of the patients had impaired glucose tolerance.…”

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Trend in a Nutshell

“…PCOS would also stimulate depression and reduce the quality of life as women may indulge in unhealthy diets, have cravings for high GI diets and fall short in exercise (8)(9)(10)(11).…”