Nazanin Farshchian, Parisa Bahrami Kamangar, Mohammad Reza Ghasempour
{"title":"Carotid artery intima-media thickness in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Nazanin Farshchian, Parisa Bahrami Kamangar, Mohammad Reza Ghasempour","doi":"10.18502/ijrm.v22i9.17480","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Obesity in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is an acceptable marker in assessing the risk of heart disease.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the CIMT in PCOS women compared to non-PCOS women.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study was conducted on 48 women who referred to Imam Reza hospital, Kermanshah, Iran from July 2020-2021. Women were divided into 2 groups of PCOS and non-PCOS women (n = 24/each). The intima-media thickness of participants' carotid artery was measured on both sides in 3 areas, and its mean was recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean thickness of the carotid artery intima-media in the case group was within the normal range; but it was significantly higher than the control group (0.71 <math><mo>±</mo></math> 0.17 vs. 0.57 <math><mo>±</mo></math> 0.09 mm, p = 0.019).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Considering the higher thickness of CIMT in women with PCOS, it can be concluded that PCOS increases the risk of heart diseases in women.</p>","PeriodicalId":14386,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Reproductive Biomedicine","volume":"22 9","pages":"749-754"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11602738/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Reproductive Biomedicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.18502/ijrm.v22i9.17480","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/9/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
Background: Obesity in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is an acceptable marker in assessing the risk of heart disease.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the CIMT in PCOS women compared to non-PCOS women.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 48 women who referred to Imam Reza hospital, Kermanshah, Iran from July 2020-2021. Women were divided into 2 groups of PCOS and non-PCOS women (n = 24/each). The intima-media thickness of participants' carotid artery was measured on both sides in 3 areas, and its mean was recorded.
Results: The mean thickness of the carotid artery intima-media in the case group was within the normal range; but it was significantly higher than the control group (0.71 0.17 vs. 0.57 0.09 mm, p = 0.019).
Conclusion: Considering the higher thickness of CIMT in women with PCOS, it can be concluded that PCOS increases the risk of heart diseases in women.
背景:多囊卵巢综合征(PCOS)的肥胖可能增加心血管疾病的风险。颈动脉内膜-中膜厚度(CIMT)是评估心脏病风险的一个可接受的指标。目的:本研究旨在评价PCOS妇女与非PCOS妇女的CIMT。材料和方法:本横断面研究对2020年7月至2021年7月在伊朗Kermanshah的Imam Reza医院转诊的48名妇女进行了研究。将女性分为多囊卵巢综合征和非多囊卵巢综合征两组,每组24例。测量受试者颈动脉两侧3个区域内-中膜厚度,取其平均值。结果:病例组颈动脉内膜-中膜平均厚度在正常范围内;但明显高于对照组(0.71±0.17 vs. 0.57±0.09 mm, p = 0.019)。结论:考虑到PCOS女性CIMT厚度较高,PCOS增加了女性患心脏病的风险。
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine (IJRM), formerly published as "Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine (ISSN: 1680-6433)", is an international monthly scientific journal for who treat and investigate problems of infertility and human reproductive disorders. This journal accepts Original Papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Case Reports, Photo Clinics, and Letters to the Editor in the fields of fertility and infertility, ethical and social issues of assisted reproductive technologies, cellular and molecular biology of reproduction including the development of gametes and early embryos, assisted reproductive technologies in model system and in a clinical environment, reproductive endocrinology, andrology, epidemiology, pathology, genetics, oncology, surgery, psychology, and physiology. Emerging topics including cloning and stem cells are encouraged.