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Journal presentation Mrs. Pramila D’Souza 228/ J uly/2016

This presentation discusses a study comparing the lifestyle habits of women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and healthy women. Findings reveal a significant relationship between PCOS and improper diet and low physical activity, impacting fertility and overall health. Recommendations emphasize the importance of proper nutrition and regular exercise in managing PCOS.

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Journal presentation Mrs. Pramila D’Souza 228/ J uly/2016

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  1. Journal presentation Mrs. PramilaD’Souza 228/July/2016

  2. Polycystic Ovarian syndrome (PCOS) - an endocrine disorder • Prevalence -varies from 2.2% to 26%. • It is estimated 105 million people suffer this syndrome. from 15- to 49 year old women worldwide

  3. Goal 2020 to promote healthy lifestyle, reduce health risk factors 60% of people’s quality of life and health depends on their lifestyle and personal behaviors WHO Studies shows lifestyle, diet and obesity in childhood and adulthood are risk factors for chronic diseases. Sedigheh.et .all 2015,aspects of lifestyle are closely related to PCOS & changes in lifestyle improve PCOS –prevent the onset or progress of chronic diseases .

  4. Authors:Sedigh.S, Akbari.A, Afrakhteh, Esteki4 M.T, MajdH.L &Mahmoodi.Z. • Title of the study: Comparison of Lifestyle in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Healthy Women. • Setting : BeheshtiUniversity of Medical Sciences, International Branch, Tehran, Iran - 2013. • Aim: to compare lifestyle of women with PCOS and healthy women.

  5. Study design Descriptive-comparative • Inclusion criteria are(PCOS) • Age between 18 and 45 years old. • Iranian and Persian speaking, ability to read and write. • No known medical, hormone therapy, special diet, and not being a professional athlete. • Women were selected based on Rotterdam criteria Sampling technique Multi stage random sampling Healthy women were selected from women visiting the same hospitals, but without signs of the disease according to Rotterdam criteria Samples 65 women with PCOS and 65 healthy women.

  6. Measurement Instrument(tools): • Demographics questionnaire • Diet questionnaire - Content validity. Its reliability Cronbach's alpha(0.80). • IPAQ (standardized tool ) • un healthy diet questionnaire -Retest was used to determine reliability of -un healthy diet questionnaire

  7. Data Collection and Interventions Healthy women Permission written consent Multi stage random sampling Women with PCOS Data collection Measurement Instrument

  8. The data analysis - SPSS v 17 software. • Independent ‘t’ test - compare pairs of data in groups • Man-Whitney test - data had normal distribution. • Chi-square test -qualitative data and when there was no normal distribution. • Logistic Regression - whole set of data

  9. Results • There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of baseline variables(Education ,Husbands’ education Occupation, Husbands’’- occupation, Monthly income, Marital status)

  10. Table 1. Comparison of mean scores of different dimensions of lifestyle in the two groups * t-test, ** U Man-Whitney.

  11. Discussion • The major findings of the study shows -a significant relationship between PCOS and inappropriate diet (p=0.009), low physical activity (p=0.009). • Appropriate diet is an important factor in initiating and maintaining normal function of puberty and fertility(Barr, Hart, Reeves,Sharp, & Jeanes, 2011)

  12. Novak et al., 2012- reported a strong relationship between increased risk of infertility due to failure to ovulate and high consumption of animal proteins, complete carbohydrates, foods with high glycemic index, low fat dairy and sodas

  13. PourghassemGargari et al. (2011) ‘assessed the pattern of receiving nutrients in women with PCOS and healthy women’ & reported that mean intake of energy, carbohydrates, fat and protein was higher in control group. Furthermore, the frequency of consuming milk and dairy, fruits and nuts was less in women with PCOS (p<0.05)

  14. Eman et al. (2012) reported higher calorie intake and fat intake in women with PCOS, which is in line with the present study. • Eleftheriadou et al. (2012), titled ‘exercise and low activity in people with PCOS’ - girls with PCOS are less inclined to do physical activity (p<0.001), its frequency and intensity were lower than those of the control group. • These results are in line with the present study.

  15. Conclusion • There was a significant relationship between PCOS and inappropriate diet, low physical activity , but no relationship was observed between PCOS and unhealthy behaviors. • The training and awareness raising for women and girls especially about appropriate diet and regular physical activity.

  16. Thank you

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