Abstract
Study Objective
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrinopathy among female adolescents
and young women. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between
serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25[OH] D) levels and metabolic parameters and other characteristics
of PCOS and non-PCOS adolescents.
Design
Case-control study.
Setting and Participants
We analyzed 31 girls with PCOS as defined using the Rotterdam criteria and 35 girls
were non-PCOS control participants.
Interventions and Main Outcome Measures
The serum 25(OH) D level was measured. Anthropometric, clinical, endocrine, and metabolic
components were determined in both groups.
Results
The group with PCOS showed no difference in the level of serum 25(OH) D (14.58 ± 6.15
vs 16.02 ± 7.87; P = .414). In addition to this, no significant correlations were found between serum
25(OH) D levels and endocrine or metabolic parameters in either PCOS patients or control
participants.
Conclusion
There was no difference in the level of serum 25(OH) D between PCOS patients and matched
control participants. Vitamin D deficiency was common among the patients as well as
in the control participants. Also, we did not find any relationship between serum
25(OH) D levels and clinical or metabolic profiles in the 2 groups.
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Publication history
Published online: August 03, 2017
Footnotes
The authors indicate no conflicts of interest.
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© 2017 North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Published by Elsevier Inc.
