Neck Circumference in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Bootstrapped Meta-Analysis with GRADE Approach.

Mona LisaSeshadri Reddy VarikasuvuSubodh KumarSaurabh VarshneyPratima GuptaAshoo GroverFaustino R Pérez-LópezVanita LalHarminder SinghShiv Kumar Mudgal

Published in: Gynecologic and obstetric investigation (2024)

This meta-analysis provides accurate evidence for significantly higher NC values in PCOS as compared to non-PCOS controls. There is no sufficient evidence on the diagnostic accuracy measures for NC in PCOS. Hence, further research on its diagnostic utility in PCOS is needed.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
systematic review
insulin resistance
meta analyses
body mass index
case control
adipose tissue
randomized controlled trial
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
high resolution
skeletal muscle
mass spectrometry