Body Composition and Characterization of Skinfold Thicknesses from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Phenotypes. A Preliminar Case-Control Study

María L. Sánchez-Ferrer, Ernesto De La Cruz-Sánchez, Julián J. Arense-Gonzalo, María T. Prieto-Sánchez, Itziar Bernabeu-González, Ana Carmona-Barnosi, Jaime Mendiola and Alberto M. Torres-Cantero
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María L. Sánchez-Ferrer: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, “Virgen de la Arrixaca” University Clinical Hospital, 30120 El Palmar, Spain
Ernesto De La Cruz-Sánchez: Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Department of Physical Activity, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Murcia, C/Santa Alicia, s/n, 30720 Santiago de la Ribera, Spain
Julián J. Arense-Gonzalo: Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, 30120 El Palmar, Spain
María T. Prieto-Sánchez: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, “Virgen de la Arrixaca” University Clinical Hospital, 30120 El Palmar, Spain
Itziar Bernabeu-González: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, “Virgen de la Arrixaca” University Clinical Hospital, 30120 El Palmar, Spain
Ana Carmona-Barnosi: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, “Virgen de la Arrixaca” University Clinical Hospital, 30120 El Palmar, Spain
Jaime Mendiola: Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Murcia School of Medicine, 30100 Espinardo, Spain
Alberto M. Torres-Cantero: Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, 30120 El Palmar, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: To describe whether polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) phenotypes vary in their body composition and skinfold (SKF) thicknesses and if they differ from women without PCOS, a preiminar case-control study was performed. A total of 117 cases were diagnosed using the Rotterdam criteria. Gynecological examinations and transvaginal ultrasound were performed in all women (266 women). Anthropometric measurements including SKF thickness were taken according to the restricted profile protocol of the international standards for the anthropometric evaluation according to the International Society of the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK). Women with PCOS had higher body mass index and percentage of fat mass with respect to controls. The endomorphy component was also significantly higher in women with PCOS than in controls. Each PCOS phenotype displayed a different representation in the somatochart respect to the others phenotypes and also compared to controls. Women with PCOS had significantly higher ?7 SKF ( p = 0.013), ?appendicular SKF ( p = 0.017) and ?arm SKF ( p = 0.019) than controls. H-O-POM phenotype had higher 7? SKF ( p = 0.003), ?appendicular SKF ( p = 0.01), ?arm SKF (0.005), ?leg SKF, and ?trunk SKF (0.008) and also a higher fast mass percentage than controls ( p = 0.011). In conclusion, body composition evaluated by ISAK protocol is different in women with PCOS, especially in the complete phenotype (H-O-POM). This could have relevant implications in terms of clinical evaluation and follow-up of these women, although more researches in this field are needed.

Keywords: polycystic ovary syndrome; anthropometry; somatotype; somatochart; ISAK (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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