Dietary intake, physical activity, and obesity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
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Objective To determine whether dietary intake and physical activity contribute to obesity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Design Case-control study. Subjects A total of 84 cases and 79 neighborhood controls of similar age. Measurements Fasting insulin, body mass index (BMI, kg/m2), waist/hip ratio, Block Food Frequency Questionnaire, Paffenbarger Physical Activity Questionnaire. Results Although women with PCOS had a higher BMI than control women, an overall comparison of women with and without PCOS showed no significant difference in dietary intake. However, stratification by BMI revealed that lean women with PCOS reported significantly lower energy intake than lean women without PCOS. Conclusion Differences in dietary intake and physical activity alone are not sufficient to explain differences in weight between women with and without PCOS. Further research is necessary to determine the relative contributions of lifestyle factors and metabolism to obesity in PCOS.
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Individuals with PCOS have significantly higher glucose concentrations, post-load glucose, insulin concentrations, post-load insulin, and insulin resistance than individuals without PCOS.
“Individuals with PCOS have presented with significantly higher glucose concentrations [21], post-load glucose [10,20,28], insulin concentrations [10,15,20,21,22,24,29,30], post-load insulin [10,25,31], and insulin resistance [10,14,20,21,29] than individuals without PCOS.”
From Moving beyond Weight: A Narrative Review of the Dietary and Lifestyle Management for Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) (2023) · cites this paper as [24]
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- Authors
- Wright, C. E., Zborowski, J. V., Talbott, E. O., McHugh-Pemu, K., & Youk, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Corresponding author
- Zborowski, J V
- Venue
- International Journal of Obesity
- Published
- 2004-05-25
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1026-1032
- ISSN
- 0307-0565 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-5497
- OpenAlex
- W1989468609
- Cited by
- 107
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- International Journal of Obesity (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian function and disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Keywords
- polycystic ovary syndrome, obesity, dietary intake, physical activity, body mass index, energy intake, waist-to-hip ratio, fasting insulin, women
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Body Constitution, Energy Intake, Female, Humans, Insulin, Middle Aged, Obesity, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Exercise, Body Mass Index, Linear Models, Case-Control Studies
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