Asthma in reproductive-aged women with polycystic ovary syndrome and association with obesity
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Recent research suggests that women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may have a higher prevalence of asthma. However, there are no epidemiological studies aimed primarily at exploring the relationship between PCOS and asthma, and the effect of body mass index (BMI) on this association. This study is a cross-sectional analyses of data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, a large, community-based, prospective study to examine the association between PCOS and asthma in women aged 28–33 years (n=478 PCOS and n=8134 controls). The prevalence of asthma was 15.2% in women with PCOS and 10.6% in women without PCOS (p=0.004). Women with PCOS who had asthma had a trend for a higher BMI compared with women without asthma (29.9±0.9 versus 27.7±0.4 kg·m−2; p=0.054). Women without PCOS who had asthma had a higher BMI compared with women without asthma (26.4±0.2 versus 24.9±0.1 kg·m−2; p<0.001). After adjusting for age, BMI and smoking status, PCOS was associated with increased odds of asthma (odds ratio 1.34, 95% CI 1.004–1.79; p=0.047). This study showed both PCOS status and overweight/obese status were independently associated with asthma. Further prospective studies are required to explore the possible mechanisms underpinning the association between asthma and PCOS.
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Those with PCOS appear to have a higher risk of developing asthma, and the level of use of asthma medication prescriptions is reported to be higher in those with PCOS.
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- Authors
- Htet, T. D., Teede, H. J., de Courten, B., Loxton, D., Real, F. G., Moran, L. J., & Joham, A. E.
- Affiliations
- Monash University (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Venue
- European Respiratory Journal
- Publisher
- European Respiratory Society (ERS)
- Published
- 2017-05
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1601334
- ISSN
- 0903-1936 (ISSN-L)
- 1399-3003
- OpenAlex
- W2611868729
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 4.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- European Respiratory Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library) (submittedVersion)
- Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- NOVA (University of Newcastle Australia) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- NOVA (University of Newcastle Australia) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
- Australian Government
- Universitetet i Bergen
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian function and disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Keywords
- asthma, polycystic ovary syndrome, obesity, body mass index, women of reproductive age, asthma prevalence, overweight, smoking, Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Asthma, Australia, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Obesity, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Prospective Studies, Body Mass Index, Multivariate Analysis, Logistic Models, Odds Ratio
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