TLDR Women with PCOS, especially if they are obese, are more likely to have an underactive thyroid than women without PCOS.
The study, conducted on 89 females with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and 93 non-PCOS females, found a higher prevalence of hypothyroidism in the PCOS group (21.34%) compared to the non-PCOS group (8.6%). Within the PCOS group, obese females had a significantly higher prevalence of hypothyroidism (33.33%) and higher mean serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels (3.8 mIU/L) than lean PCOS females (10.67% prevalence of hypothyroidism and 2.14 mIU/L mean serum TSH). The study concluded that females with PCOS, especially those who are obese, are more likely to have hypothyroidism than non-PCOS females.
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