title: Hypertension in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: prevalence and associated cardiovascular risk factors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of hypertension in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Women with PCOS (n=3396) and controls (n=1891) from a Han Chinese population were analysed retrospectively in terms of ovarian appearance on ultrasound, glucose tolerance test, hormones, lipoproteins, anthropomorphic measurements and blood pressure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of hypertension was 19.2% in the women with PCOS, which was much higher than that in the controls (11.9%). After matching for body mass index, the hypertensive PCOS group had higher glucose, insulin, homeostatic model assessment (HOMA-IR) and lipid levels than the normotensive PCOS group; these differences were significant (p<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hypertensive PCOS patients had higher lipid, insulin and glucose levels than normotensive PCOS patients. It is likely that the incidence of long-term complications will be higher among the former group.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China. Electronic address: shiyuhua2003@126.com.
authors.forename: Yuhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.
authors.forename: Yuqian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, China.
authors.forename: Xuedong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Zengxiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China. Electronic address: chenzijiang@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Zi-Jiang
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D008055:Lipids
keywords: Body mass index; Complication; Hypertension; Polycystic ovary syndrome