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The Effect of Free Androgen Index on the Quality of Life of Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abdalla, Mohammed Altigani; Deshmukh, Harshal; Mohammed, Irfaan; Atkin, Stephen; Reid, Marie; Sathyapalan, Thozhukat

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Mohammed Altigani Abdalla

Irfaan Mohammed

Stephen Atkin

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Professor Marie Reid M.Reid@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Clinical & Health Psychology/ Consultant Clinical Psychologist



Abstract

Purpose: Free androgen index (FAI) and anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) are independently associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This study aimed to describe the relationship between these two markers and health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in women with PCOS. Methods: This cross-sectional study consisted of 81 women in the Hull PCOS biobank, who fulfilled the Rotterdam consensus criteria for the diagnosis of PCOS. The primary outcome was to measure the various domains of the QoL in the modified polycystic ovary syndrome questionnaire (MPCOSQ). Results: Mean age of the study participants was 28 ± 6.0 years, mean body mass index (BMI) 33.5 ± 7.8 kg/m2, mean FAI (6 ± 5.5), free testosterone (2.99 ± 0.75) and mean AMH (3.5 ± 0.8 units). In linear regression analysis, the FAI was associated with overall mean MPCOSQ score (Beta = 0.53, P-value = 0.0002), and with depression (Beta = 0.45, P-value = 0.01), hirsutism (Beta = 0.99, P-value = 0.0002) and menstrual irregularity (Beta = 0.31, P-value = 0.04). However, with adjustment for age and BMI, FAI was only associated with the hirsutism domain (Beta = 0.94, P-value = 0.001) of the MPCOSQ. FAI was also associated with the weight domain (Beta = 0.63 P-value = 0.005) of MPCOSQ. However, AMH was not associated with the overall mean MPCOSQ score or with any of its domains. Conclusion: FAI but not AMH was associated with QoL in women with PCOS, and this effect was mediated by BMI.

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Abdalla, M. A., Deshmukh, H., Mohammed, I., Atkin, S., Reid, M., & Sathyapalan, T. (2021). The Effect of Free Androgen Index on the Quality of Life of Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study. Frontiers in Physiology, 12, Article 652559. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.652559

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 3, 2021
Online Publication Date May 24, 2021
Publication Date May 24, 2021
Deposit Date Sep 27, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Frontiers in Physiology
Electronic ISSN 1664-042X
Publisher Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 12
Article Number 652559
DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.652559
Keywords Polycystic ovary syndrome; Quality of life; Modified PCOS questionnaire; Anti-Mullerian hormone; Free androgen index; PCOS; Psychology; Quality of life; Reproductive endocrine
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3791304

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Copyright © 2021 Abdalla, Deshmukh, Mohammed, Atkin, Reid and Sathyapalan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.





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