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<p><b>CONTEXT: </b>Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a condition of androgen excess in women, is associated with cardiometabolic risk factors; however, this association is not fully characterized in a population-based sample of premenopausal women and high-risk groups such as Hispanics/Latinas.</p><p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>We examined the association of PCOS signs and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in premenopausal Hispanic/Latina women.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>This cross-sectional analysis includes 1427 women age 24 to 44 years from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. PCOS signs included menstrual cycle greater than 35 days or irregular, self-reported PCOS, and oral contraceptive use to regulate periods or acne, and a composite of 1 or more PCOS signs. We calculated odds ratios (OR) and 95% CI for MetS, accounting for sociodemographic factors and the complex survey design; an additional model included body mass index (BMI).</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>The mean age was 34 years and 30% reported any PCOS sign. The odds of MetS were higher in women reporting cycles greater than 35 days or irregular (OR 1.63; CI: 1.07-2.49) vs cycles 24 to 35 days, self-reported PCOS (OR 2.49; CI: 1.38-4.50) vs no PCOS, and any PCOS sign (OR 1.58; CI: 1.10-2.26) vs none. We found no association between OC use to regulate periods or acne and MetS (OR 1.1; CI: 0.6-1.8). When adjusting for BMI, only the association of self-reported PCOS and MetS was attenuated (OR 1.78; CI: 0.92-3.44).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>In Hispanic/Latina women, irregular menstrual cycles, self-reported PCOS, and any PCOS sign were associated with MetS and could indicate women at metabolic disease risk.</p>

Year of Publication
2020
Journal
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
Volume
105
Issue
3
Number of Pages
e447-56
Date Published
2020 Mar 01
ISSN Number
1945-7197
DOI
10.1210/clinem/dgaa012
Alternate Journal
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
PMID
31917455
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