• Comparison of food intake and anthropometric indices in hirsutism women and healthy women of reproductive age referring to women's clinics of Shahid Rahimi Hospital in Khorramabad city in the summer of 1402
  • Yavar Lotfi,1 Mohammad jamshidi,2,*
    1. Students Research Committee, School of Paramedical Sciences, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Lorestan, Iran
    2. Department of Clinical Biochemistry School of Allied Medical Sciences , University of Medical Sciences , Khorramabad, Iran.


  • Introduction: Hirsutism is an increase in end-to-end and androgen-dependent hair in women that can occur due to idiopathic causes, ovarian problems, adrenal glands, pituitary gland and taking medications. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hirsutism and its relationship with factors such as Body Mass Index (BMI), menstrual pattern, acne, history of PCOS, skin and hair color, and family history. The present study was designed to investigate and compare the history of dietary intake and anthropometric indices in women with hirsutism and healthy women. Also ،considering that if anthropometric indices and dietary intake on hirsutism can be prevented by relatively simple measures ،this study was designed to help eliminate or reduce the occurrence of hirsutism in women.
  • Methods: This study is a case and control study. In this study, the group of patients includes all women with hirsutism who referred to obstetrics and gynecology clinic in Shahid Rahimi Hospital in the summer of 1402. The comparison group included healthy women of reproductive age who were the same number as the case group, who had been referred to the obstetrics and gynecology clinic at the same time considering the inclusion criteria.
  • Results: It was observed that there was a significant difference between the two groups except for occupation, smoking and the presence of underlying disease (P>0.05) in other variables of child, education and family history (P<0.05). Based on the table 1-4, it can be seen that in the control group, only 9.3 percent of people had a family history of hirsutism, compared with 49.5 percent of those with hirsutism. The mean BMI of hirsutism group was significantly higher than healthy group (P<0.001).
  • Conclusion: It was found that dietary patterns and obesity play an important role in the development of hirsutism. Reducing the consumption of medium and high-fat dairy products, having a healthy lifestyle and maintaining normal weight in the range of normal have an effective role in preventing hirsutism.
  • Keywords: food intake ; anthropometric indices ; hirsutism