- 作者：Rong Li ; Jie Qiao ; Dongzi Yang ; Shangwei Li ; Shulan Lu ; Xiaoke Wu ; Zhaolian Wei
- 关键词：Hirsutism ; Modified mF-G scoring system ; Epidemiology ; Community
- 刊名：European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
- 出版年：2012
- 出版时间：August, 2012
- 年：2012
- 卷：163
- 期：2
- 页码：165-169
- 全文大小：294 K
Objective
The purpose of our research was to generate large sample evidence for the clinical diagnostic criteria of hirsutism and to simplify the modified Ferriman-Galwey (mF-G) scoring system for Asian women.Study design
This study was a large-scale, cross-sectional epidemiologic investigation conducted in 10 provinces of China. A total of 10,120 reproductive-age women in the community were involved in using the mF-G scoring system to evaluate hirsutism.
Results
Of the participants, 95.5 % had an mF-G score <5. The strongest contributors to the nine mF-G positions were upper lip, thighs, and lower abdomen. If the cut-off value was set at 2 for these 3 areas, the area under the ROC curve was 0.987 (95 % CI 0.983-0.992), which had a sensitivity of 98.7 % and a specificity 91.0 % . The percentage of hirsutism (mF-G score >4) and the average mF-G score decreased with advancing age.
Conclusions
An mF-G scoring >4 can be used to diagnose hirsutism in this population. The results also suggest that hair growth involving the upper lip, thighs, and lower abdomen with scores >2 can be used to diagnose hirsutism in women in the community.