Author :
Sangeeta Shah
Volume :
3
Issue :
2
Abstract :
Objectives: To suggest a threshold BMI at which IR becomes significant.
Methods: This is a cross sectional study conducted at Gandhi Hospital, a tertiary care centre, teaching hospital at Hyderabad, India. The study includes 167patients diagnosed as PCOS by revised Rotterdam criteria in the age-group of 18-30 years attending the gynaecology O.P between January 2013 to August2013. All were subjected to a uniform questionnaire, medical examination, investigations, inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results: 40% of 167 PCOS patients studied had IR. 87.88% of 66 IR PCOS patients had a BMI >25 kg/m?2; (Sensitivity- 87.88%). 60.39% of 101 non-IR PCOS patients had BMI 25 kg/m?2;,58 (59.18%) had IR. Hence the predictive value of positive test is 59.18%. Among 69 PCOS patients with BMI