PCOS Prevalence in Adolescents Under Different Diagnostic Criteria, 2019-2022

An observational study from 2019-2022 analyzed 289 adolescent patients referred for hyperandrogenism or menstrual disorders. The dataset, authored by Karolina Jakubowska-Kowal and last updated in 2026, reports PCOS prevalence rates from 46% to 59% depending on the diagnostic criteria applied.

Use Cases

• Compare PCOS prevalence rates based on the application of different diagnostic criteria (Ibáñez, Peña, Rotterdam).
• Analyze correlations between clinical hyperandrogenism and biochemical hyperandrogenism in adolescent patients.
• Study the association of specific hormonal parameters (LH, total testosterone, androstenedione) and ovarian volume with PCOS diagnosis.
• Investigate the frequency of menstrual abnormalities like oligomenorrhea in the study population.

Strengths

• Includes data from 289 patients, providing a specific cohort size.
• Reports specific prevalence ranges (46% to 59%) and statistical significance (p-values) for key hormonal parameters.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small at 15.3 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Geographic and institutional origins are not specified, which may affect generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Karolina Jakubowska-Kowal.

Collection Method

Observational study on patients referred for diagnosis due to hyperandrogenism and/or menstrual disorders.

Time Range

2019-2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 05:26:04.

Geography

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