Objectives
A popular women’s health tracking app used by millions of XX individuals worldwide, and it does it all: from tracking menstrual cycles to monitoring symptoms and overall well-being.
What is The Flo App?
India
Which ethnicity did not correlate with BMI and PCOS?
India and Philipines
Which countries were unlike the others in terms of symptoms?
Flo relies on AI algorithms
How does Flo make its predictions?
Androgen Excess Society
What does AES stand for?
UK, US, India, Philippines, Australia
What are the top 5 countries in the study?
They have similar population statuses
Why did people from the US and UK have similar results?
18-44
What were the ages of the participants in the study?
Hormonal imbalances, menstrual irregularities, and various health risks, including obesity, diabetes, infertility, and mood disorders.
What are the characterizations of PCOS?
Bloating
What was the most common predictor of PCOS?
Five times (5x)
Women from Australia are this much more likely to have PCOS when they have high glucose and cholesterol levels
How PCOS symptoms predict the disease, how body weight affects the chances of having PCOS
What were the two aspects of PCOS being researched?
2003
What year was the Rotterdam scale established?
High glucose
What predictor was not deemed as significant in the Philippines in comparison to the other countries?
Only asked people running the app in English
Doctors from different countries may have different practices when it comes to PCOS
Women with pre-existing medical conditions are more likely to participate in this study
Symptoms were self-reporting
who did not have a medical diagnosis of PCOS may be expressing symptoms of another reproductive disorder
What are the limitations stated in the study.
two sided t-test, binary logistic regression
Name the statistical tests used in this study.