Diagnosis Experiences of Adolescents With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; SD, standard deviation; WCH, Women's and Children's Hospital.
^aFour participants were excluded for this calculation as the exact time of menarche was unknown (one had not reached menarche at the time of completion of the questionnaire as had primary amenorrhoea due to PCOS and three reported they were younger than 10 years at the time of menarche).
^bBody mass index data only available for clinic participants.
^cSouthern Asia: 7, Western Asia: 4, Latin America and the Caribbean: 2, Northern America: 2, Eastern Asia: 1.

Abbreviations: PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; WCH, Women's and Children's Hospital.
^aMissing data for six participants.

Authors and Disclosures

Alexia S. Peña^1,2, Helena Teede³, Erandi Hewawasam^1,2, Mary Louise Hull^4,5 and Melanie Gibson-Helm<sup>3

1</sup>Discipline of Paediatrics, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
²Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
³Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI), School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
⁴Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
⁵Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Correspondence
Alexia S. Peña, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Rd, North Adelaide, SA 5006, Australia. Email: alexia.pena@adelaide.edu.au

Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there are no conflict of interests.

Author Contributions
Alexia S. Peña contributed to conception and design, acquisition of data and analysis and interpretation of data and drafted the initial manuscript with Melanie Gibson-Helm. Helena Teede and Mary Louise Hull contributed to conception and design as well as analysis and interpretation of data. Erandi Hewawasam contributed to the acquisition of data and analysis and interpretation of data. Melanie Gibson-Helm contributed to the conception and design, analysis and interpretation of data and drafted the initial manuscript with Alexia S. Peña. Alexia S. Peña, Helena Teede, Erandi Hewawasam, Mary Louise Hull and Melanie Gibson-Helm were involved in critically revising the manuscript for important intellectual content and gave the final approval of the version to be published. Alexia S. Peña, Helena Teede, Erandi Hewawasam, Mary Louise Hull and Melanie Gibson-Helm agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.