Table 3 Frequency in the use of criteria items to diagnose PCOS (N=2328)
Overall (N=2328) | Rotterdam criteria (n=832) | AE-PCOS criteria (n=1123) | NIH criteria (n=281) | Other criteria (n=43) | Do not know (n=49) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oligo-menstruation | ||||||
Never | 79 (3.4) | 21 (2.5) | 44 (3.9) | 10 (3.6) | 2 (4.7) | 2 (4.1) |
Rarely | 173 (7.4) | 27 (3.2) | 109 (9.7) | 23 (8.2) | 3 (7.0) | 11 (22.4) |
Sometimes | 352 (15.1) | 62 (7.5) | 218 (19.4) | 49 (17.4) | 10 (23.3) | 13 (26.5) |
Often | 17243 (74.1) | 722 (86.8) | 752 (67.0) | 199 (70.8) | 28 (65.1) | 23 (46.9) |
Clinical hyperandrogenism | ||||||
Never | 72 (3.1) | 23 (2.8) | 38 (3.4) | 8 (2.8) | 1 (2.3) | 2 (4.1) |
Rarely | 201 (8.6) | 48 (5.8) | 109 (9.7) | 33 (11.7) | 3 (7.0) | 8 (16.3) |
Sometimes | 517 (22.2) | 151 (18.1) | 265 (23.6) | 75 (26.7) | 15 (34.9) | 11 (22.4) |
Often | 1538 (66.1) | 610 (73.3) | 711 (63.3) | 165 (58.7) | 24 (55.8) | 28 (57.1) |
Biochemical hyperandrogenism | ||||||
Never | 58 (2.5) | 14 (1.7) | 30 (2.7) | 11 (3.9) | 1 (2.3) | 2 (4.1) |
Rarely | 185 (7.9) | 49 (5.9) | 85 (7.6) | 35 (12.5) | 5 (11.6) | 11 (22.4) |
Sometimes | 455 (19.5) | 154 (18.5) | 226 (20.1) | 53 (18.9) | 12 (27.9) | 10 (20.4) |
Often | 1630 (70.0) | 615 (73.9) | 782 (69.6) | 182 (64.8) | 25 (58.1) | 26 (53.1) |
PCO | ||||||
Never | 102 (4.4) | 36 (4.3) | 52 (4.6) | 10 (3.6) | 3 (7.0) | 1 (2.0) |
Rarely | 235 (10.1) | 83 (10.0) | 117 (10.4) | 27 (9.6) | 3 (7.0) | 5 (10.2) |
Sometimes | 500 (21.5) | 176 (21.2) | 243 (21.6) | 62 (22.1) | 11 (25.6) | 8 (16.3) |
Often | 1491 (64.0) | 537 (64.5) | 711 (63.3) | 182 (64.8) | 26 (60.5) | 35 (71.4) |
Correct use of diagnostic criteria* | 729 (31.3) | 343 (41.2) | 361 (32.1) | 25 (8.9) | - | - |