研究质量,年龄和地理因素对Pcos患病率的影响 - 一个系统性审查和元分析
Mina Amiri1, Sana Hatoum1, Richard P Buyalos1,2
1Foundation for Research and Education Excellence, Vestavia, AL, USA.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
|January 6, 2025
概括
全球多囊性卵巢综合征 (PCOS) 患病率因诊断标准和年龄而异. 高质量的研究显示,没有明显的区域差异,强调需要强大的评估工具,如PEP工具.
科学领域:
- 生殖内分泌学 生殖内分泌学
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 妇女健康 妇女健康
背景情况:
- 多囊卵巢综合征 (PCOS) 是一种广泛存在的内分泌疾病,对健康有重大影响.
- 现有的PCOS全球流行病学数据有限,这阻碍了全面的理解.
研究的目的:
- 进行多囊性卵巢综合征 (PCOS) 患病率的全球估计.
- 分析PCOS在不同诊断标准和人口群体中的流行情况.
主要方法:
- 在PubMed和Embase数据库中系统地搜索PCOS研究在未经选择的人群中的文献,直到2024年2月.
- 包括88项涉及561,287名女性的研究,使用PCOS流行病学和表型 (PEP) 工具进行质量评估.
主要成果:
- 鹿特丹标准确定了最高的PCOS流行率,其次是AE-PCOS和NIH标准. 高质量的研究报告了10.89% (罗德丹),10.61% (AE-PCOS) 和6.63% (NIH) 的流行率.
- 在使用NIH或鹿特丹标准的高质量研究中,没有发现PCOS患病率的显著区域差异. 非洲地区的数据明显缺失.
- 在使用NIH标准的成年人与青少年中观察到更高的患病率,尽管这种差异在高质量的研究中减少了.
结论:
- 全球PCOS患病率估计受诊断标准和研究质量的影响.
- 这些发现强调了使用标准化质量评估工具 (如PEP工具) 进行准确的PCOS流行病学元分析的重要性.
- 需要进一步的研究来解决数据缺口,特别是在代表性不足的地区和特定年龄组.
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