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Table 7 The prevalence of NIH-PCOS categorized by BMI

From: Prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome under NIH criteria among the tenth-grade Chinese schoolgirls in Guangzhou area: a cross-sectional epidemiological survey

 

Normal weight girls (BMI < 23.0 kg/m2)

Overweight girls (23.0 ≤ BMI < 25.0 kg/m2)

Obese girls (BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m2)

NIH-PCOS girls (n)

29

4

6

Non-PCOS girls (n)

886

51

35

NIH-PCOS prevalence (%)

3.2

7.3

14.6a

  1. aWhen compared with normal weight girls, p < 0.05
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