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Asthma in reproductive-aged women with polycystic ovary syndrome and association with obesity

Thaw D. Htet, Helena J. Teede, Barbora de Courten, Deborah Loxton, Francisco G. Real, Lisa J. Moran, Anju E. Joham
European Respiratory Journal 2017 49: 1601334; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01334-2016
Thaw D. Htet
Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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Helena J. Teede
Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, AustraliaDiabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Clayton, AustraliaMonash Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre, Clayton, AustraliaThe Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, Australia
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Barbora de Courten
Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, AustraliaDiabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Clayton, AustraliaMonash Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre, Clayton, Australia
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Deborah Loxton
Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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Francisco G. Real
Dept of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwayDept of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Lisa J. Moran
Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, AustraliaMonash Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre, Clayton, AustraliaThe Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, Australia
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Anju E. Joham
Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, AustraliaDiabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Clayton, AustraliaMonash Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre, Clayton, Australia
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Abstract

Recent research suggests that women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may have a higher prevalence of asthma. However, there are no epidemiological studies aimed primarily at exploring the relationship between PCOS and asthma, and the effect of body mass index (BMI) on this association.

This study is a cross-sectional analyses of data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, a large, community-based, prospective study to examine the association between PCOS and asthma in women aged 28–33 years (n=478 PCOS and n=8134 controls).

The prevalence of asthma was 15.2% in women with PCOS and 10.6% in women without PCOS (p=0.004). Women with PCOS who had asthma had a trend for a higher BMI compared with women without asthma (29.9±0.9 versus 27.7±0.4 kg·m−2; p=0.054). Women without PCOS who had asthma had a higher BMI compared with women without asthma (26.4±0.2 versus 24.9±0.1 kg·m−2; p<0.001). After adjusting for age, BMI and smoking status, PCOS was associated with increased odds of asthma (odds ratio 1.34, 95% CI 1.004–1.79; p=0.047).

This study showed both PCOS status and overweight/obese status were independently associated with asthma. Further prospective studies are required to explore the possible mechanisms underpinning the association between asthma and PCOS.

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In reproductive-aged women, polycystic ovary syndrome is associated with asthma independent of BMI http://ow.ly/YSa330a0vMm

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  • Support statement: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors. H.J. Teede is a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Practitioner Fellow. The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health is funded by the Australian Government Dept of Health. B. de Courten is supported by National Heart Foundation (NHF) Future Leader Fellowship 1000864 from the NHF. F.G. Real is supported by a post-doctoral fellowship grant from the University of Bergen, Norway. L.J. Moran is supported by a South Australian Cardiovascular Research Development Program Fellowship; a programme collaboratively funded by the NHF, the South Australian Dept of Health, and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. A.E. Joham is a NHMRC Early Career Fellowship holder.

  • Conflict of interest: None declared.

  • Received July 5, 2016.
  • Accepted March 9, 2017.
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Thaw D. Htet, Helena J. Teede, Barbora de Courten, Deborah Loxton, Francisco G. Real, Lisa J. Moran, Anju E. Joham
European Respiratory Journal May 2017, 49 (5) 1601334; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01334-2016

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Thaw D. Htet, Helena J. Teede, Barbora de Courten, Deborah Loxton, Francisco G. Real, Lisa J. Moran, Anju E. Joham
European Respiratory Journal May 2017, 49 (5) 1601334; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01334-2016
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