Research Article, Endocrinol Diabetes Res Vol: 1 Issue: 2
Comparison of Hypertension and Obesity Parameters in Healthy Adolescents and those with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
| Marzieh Akbarzadeh1*, Tahereh Naderi2, Mohammad H. Dabbaghmanesh3 and Hamidreza Tabatabaee4 | |
| 1Maternal – fetal medicine Research Center, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran | |
| 2Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Student Research Committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran | |
| 3Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran | |
| 4Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran | |
| Corresponding author : Marzieh Akbarzadeh Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Nemazee Square, P.O. Box: 71345-1359, Shiraz, Iran Tel: +98 711 36474250 Fax: +98 711 3647425 E-mail: akbarzadm@sums.ac.ir |
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| Received: November 04, 2015 Accepted: November 26, 2015 Published: November 30, 2015 | |
| Citation: Akbarzadeh M, Naderi T, Dabbaghmanesh MH, Tabatabaee H (2015) Comparison of Hypertension and Obesity Parameters in Healthy Adolescents and those with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Endocrinol Diabetes Res 1:2. doi:10.4172/2470-7570.1000109 | |
Abstract
The prevalence of hypertension and obesity among the adolescents with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) in Shiraz is a crosssectional, descriptive study was conducted on 3200 high-school students in 2010. 146 adolescents were diagnosed with PCOS by an endocrinologist. Besides, 46 healthy adolescents were selected as the control group. Comparison of the prevalence of obesity and hypertension was made based on Ferranti scale. The results also revealed a significant difference between the two groups regarding the rate of android obesity above the 90th percentile (P=0.037). However, no significant difference was found between the study groups concerning systolic and diastolic blood pressure above the 90th percentile (P=0.551 and P=0.758, respectively). In Conclusion, the prevalence of hypertension, obesity, and android obesity was higher among the students suffering from PCOS compared to the healthy ones. They should also be screened and followed up regarding diabetes and dyslipidemia.
