Comparison of Lifestyle between Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Background: Background and Objective: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder affecting women of reproductive age, hirsotism and hyperandrogenisme, with a prevalence estimated at 2/2-26% depending on the diagnostic criteria used. The clinical manifestation of PCOS varies from a physical disorder to severe disturbance of reproductive and psycological functions. Lifestyles is one of the health determinant factors and have some area such as food habit, physical activity, alcohol and cigaret use, drug abuse, social support and controll of stress. Lifestyle is cause or progresive cause of many deases. In this research we try to camparate Lifestyle between Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.Methods: Method: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 65 women suffering from PCOS and 65 non PCOS who referred to selected hospital of Shahid Beheshti Medical Science. These women were in a same age and they have similar BMI. Data have been collected with nutrition, IPAQ physical activity, percived social support, percived stress and unhealthy behavior Questionnaire and analyzed using chi-square, t test, logestic regretion with SPSS version. 17.Result: data showed that is mean full relation between PCOS and weak nutrition (p=0.009), less physical activity (p=0.009), improper social support (0.005) and stress (p=0.011) and showed that PCOS are not related to unhealthy behavior, education, job, husband’s education and job and outcome.Conclusion: research showed that PCOS is related to the weak nutrition, less physical activity, improper social support and stress so the patients need necessary consoling.

Keywords:

PCOS. , Lifestyle