title: Anthropometric characteristics and dietary pattern of women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among women of reproductive age. PCOS is considered to be not only a reproductive endocrinopathy, but also a metabolic disorder. The objective of the present study was to characterize the anthropometric and dietary profile of women with PCOS and to compare it with that of healthy age-matched women.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this case-control study, 65 women with PCOS served as cases. The control group consisted of 65 age-matched healthy women. For each participant, demographic, anthropometric and dietary intake data were gathered and compared between the two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no significant difference between the mean of the body mass index of the two groups, but the mean of waist circumference was significantly higher in the PCOS group, than the control group (P = 0.016). Compared to the normal weight PCOS patients, a significantly higher percentage of overweight patients had hirsutism (P = 0.009). In dietary analysis, women with PCOS consumed more calories and more fat than healthy women (P = 0.001 and P = 0.019, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is concluded that in PCOS patients, android obesity is a common feature and this abdominal adiposity may be related to the syndrome's complications. PCOS symptoms were more severe in overweight patients than the normal weight. Regarding the dietary pattern, it was indicated that patients with PCOS consume more calories and more fat in their diets and this might have been correlated to their disease.
authors: Department of Nutrition, School of Health and Nutrition, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors: Afsane
authors: A
authors: Ahmadi
authors: Marzieh
authors: M
authors: Akbarzadeh
authors: Fatemeh
authors: F
authors: Mohammadi
authors: Marzieh
authors: M
authors: Akbari
authors: Bahareh
authors: B
authors: Jafari
authors: Hamid Reza
authors: HR
authors: Tolide-Ie
keywords: Diet; hirsutism; obesity; polycystic ovary syndrome
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