Body image concern in women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS): a comparative analysis of 2 assessment tools
Authors' conclusion
Both tools capture distinct dimensions of body image in women with PMOS.
Study context
- Population
- Women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), recruited from specialist clinics and community settings in the UK, June 2023–October 2024
- Participants
- 163 women
- Exposure
- Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI) vs Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire-Appearance Scales (MBSRQ-AS)
- Outcome
- Agreement and associations of BICI and MBSRQ-AS
Methodological detailsmulticentre, observational
- Multicentre
- Observational
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- BICI scores correlated negatively with Appearance Evaluation and Body Areas Satisfaction and positively with Overweight Preoccupation and Appearance Orientation
- all P < .001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Body image concern in women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS): a comparative analysis of 2 assessment tools. Eur J Endocrinol. Published 13 August 2026. doi:10.
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