Cochrane · systematic review · CD007506
Lifestyle changes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Lim, SS, Hutchison, SK, Van Ryswyk, E, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
Gynaecology and FertilityAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 42.9%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 57.1%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Lifestyle intervention compared to minimal treatment in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Population: women with polycystic ovary syndrome
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Fertility: live birth ‐ not reported Lifestyle intervention vs minimal treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Fertility: miscarriage ‐ not reported Lifestyle intervention vs minimal treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Secondary reproductive: menstrual regularity ‐ not reported Lifestyle intervention vs minimal treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Secondary reproductive: free androgen index (FAI) Lifestyle intervention vs minimal treatment | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 204 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Anthropometric: weight (kg) Lifestyle intervention vs minimal treatment | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 353 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Anthropometric: body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) Lifestyle intervention vs minimal treatment | no estimate extracted | 12 studies · 434 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Metabolic: oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) glucose (mmol/L/minute) Lifestyle intervention vs minimal treatment | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 121 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |