Somatotype Profile Of Obese And Lean Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Population Based Cohort Study

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is emanating as one of the most commonly occurring endocrine as well as metabolic disorder among women during their reproductive span across the globe. Aim: The present cross-sectional study is an attempt to gauge somatotype profile of obese and lean women having polycystic ovary syndrome. Subjects and Methods: A sample of 150 PCOS women ranging in age from 18 to 35 years was collected from OPD of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMER, Chandigarh. The subjects were diagnosed as PCOS as per the Rotterdam criteria. Results: The lean PCOS women were taller and significantly lighter than their obese PCOS counterparts. Somatotype profile of obese and lean PCOS women fall in mesomorphic-endomorph (5.7- 4.7-0.4) and balanced endomorph (4.2-2.4-2.4) sectors of somatochart respectively, indicating a dominance of endomorphic and mesomorphic component, but less ectomorphic component in obese PCOS women as compared to lean PCOS women at all age groups. One way MANOVA analysis depicted a non-significant shift in component dominance (Wilks lambda 0.94) among lean PCOS women, while obese PCOS exhibited a significant change in component dominance (Wilks lambda 0.86*). Conclusion: It was observed that endomorphic component was dominant in PCOS women irrespective of their BMI category.