Urban Rural Comparisons of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Burden among Adolescent XXXX in a Hospital Setting in India.

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Background. @entity3610 ( @entity3610 ) is a @entity74 characterized by varying clinical presentations. Objective. The aim of this study was to determine urban and rural differences in the burden of @entity3610 among Indian adolescent females aged 12 to 19 years. Methods. A pilot cross-sectional study was conducted for a period of one month (August-September 2013) at Balaji Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. The final sample included 126 study @entity1 located in various urban (50%, n = 63) and rural (50%, n = 63) settings. Information was gathered on sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics, clinical history, occurrence of @entity5477 and @entity3427 , serum @entity251 levels, obstetric history, family history of @entity102 , menstrual history, physical activity, and dietary intake. Results. Eighteen percent of the @entity1 were confirmed of having @entity3610 by recent guidelines of Rotterdam Consensus for adolescent diagnosis of @entity3610 ( @entity17182 ). Majority of the individuals with @entity3610 had an average age of 16 (SD = 2) (P = .02) years with an average age of menarche 12 years (SD = 1). Conclusion. The proportion of @entity1 diagnosed with @entity3610 was higher among urban @entity1 in comparison to rural @entity1 .
