Risk of hypertension in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A limited number of publications have assessed the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients with inconclusive results. Since in general populations the occurrence of hypertension is related to age per se, we investigated the prevalence (P) / relative risk (RR) of HTN in pooled patients with PCOS, vs control population among reproductive age women with PCOS, compared to menopause/aging patients.

Methods

PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, web of science, and Google scholar were systematically searched for retrieving observational studies published from inception to April 2019 investigating the HTN in patients with PCOS. The primary outcome of interest was pooled P and RR of HTN in reproductive and menopausal/aging women with PCOS com

SUBMITTER: Amiri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7076940 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature