The relationship of body mass index and hirsutism in adult females
Journal Title: Nasza Dermatologia Online - Year 2015, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Hirsutism is a common clinical condition that usually has a benign course but extremely distressing symptom for women. Hirsutism is a perplexing issue, having variable presentations including different severity of hirsutism, with menstrual history regular or irregular, body mass index (BMI) within normal range or obese or overweight and yet some have a family history of hirsutism. Hirsutism may be associated with obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), hypertension, infertility, and menstrual irregularities. Studies suggested that it affects between 5 percent and 15 percent of women, varying according to characteristics and at least 5 percent of women of reproductive age suffer from this problem. Body mass index (BMI) classifications were developed based on associations between BMI and chronic disease and mortality risk in healthy populations. Aim:This study was designed to investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and hirsutism. Material and methods:All patients were examined clinically, then interviewed and detailed questionnaires were completed for each of them. The study involved 300 individuals; 150 hirsute patients and 150 healthy people as control group. Hirsutism was determined by the Ferriman-Gallwey scoring system. Height and weight were measured by a physician mechanical scale. Body mass index was calculated weight/height² (kg/m²), and collected data were analyzed by Microsoft excel-chi-square statistical test. Results:There were no significant differences between the two groups regarding age and height. However, BMI and weight were significantly higher in the cases group than the control group (P < 0.05). The chisquare test revealed significantly higher differences between the case and control groups regarding BMI (P < 0.001). Conclusion:Our study clearly establishes that hirsute women had higher body mass index and moderate hirsutism was more prevalent among hirsute women.
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Ahmed Abdul-Aziz, Mohammad Nayaf, Kholood Mauloodd
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