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Table 2 Prevalence of diabetes screening by additional diabetes risk factors among women with PCOS

From: Diabetes screening among women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a descriptive study of commercial claims, 2011–2019

Number of diabetes risk factors

Total, n (%)

Screened for diabetes

Type of Test

Yes (%)

Time to first screening (days), mean (SD)

A1C (%)

Fasting glucose (%)

OGTT (%)

Overall

 

73.40

361.61(± 430.47)

61.58

23.37

19.24

0

99,217 (51.92)

68.40

404.85(± 449.89)

52.60

22.88

22.43

1

56,488 (29.56)

77.01

339.22(± 419.04)

67.91

24.40

17.83

2

24,607 (12.88)

80.77

302.70(± 393.49)

75.09

23.67

13.95

3

8688 (4.55)

83.11

281.98(± 378.74)

79.30

21.88

9.86

 ≥ 4

2110 (1.10)

86.07

243.52(± 346.81)

83.51

21.18

7.20

  1. PCOS, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; A1C, Hemoglobin A1C; OGTT, Oral Glucose Tolerance Test; SD, Standard Deviation.
  2. *Risk factors are in addition to PCOS and include age ≥ 45, overweight/obese, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, vascular disease.