Study of BMI and Waist / Hip ratio in PCOS cases in Jharkhand

Abstract

Introduction 
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders in the of 
women in general population. PCOS is viewed as a heterogeneous disorder of multifactorial 
etiology. It is also associated with increased metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors. These 
risks are compounded by the common occurrence of obesity. The waist hip ratio is a better 
predictor of obesity as compare to BMI, and is closely related with obesity-related risk 
factors also. (6,7,8)  WHR (>0.8) indicates obesity which  is one of the important feature of 
PCOS. The role of obesity in the development of PCOS is still not very clear but there is 
increase in the prevalence of PCOS with increasing BMI.