Table I

Maternal and child characteristics according to maternal polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), oligomenorrhoea or ‘other menstrual irregularities’ among 15 596 sons and daughters in the DNBC Puberty Cohort, Denmark, 2000–2020.

Reference groupPCOSOligomenorrhoea‘Other menstrual irregularities’Missing
12 800 (80.9)251 (1.6)134 (0.9)2411 (15.2)
Sex of child0 (0.0)
 Sons6212 (48.5)119 (47.4)67 (50.0)1194 (49.5)
 Daughters6588 (51.5)132 (52.6)67 (50.0)1217 (50.5)
Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI209 (1.3)
 Mean (95% CI)23.8 (23.7; 23.8)26.1 (25.4; 26.8)24.2 (23.4; 25.0)23.9 (23.7; 24.1)
Socio-economic group of parents0 (0.0)
 High-grade professional3048 (23.8)50 (19.9)26 (19.4)527 (21.9)
 Low-grade professional4199 (32.8)79 (31.5)45 (33.6)803 (33.3)
 Skilled worker3514 (27.5)79 (31.5)36 (26.9)656 (27.2)
 Unskilled worker2039 (15.9)43 (17.1)27 (20.2)425 (17.6)
Maternal age at menarche∼120 (∼0.8)a
 Earlier than peers3284 (25.7)72 (28.7)29 (21.6)576 (23.9)
 Same time as peers7371 (57.6)∼110 (∼43.8)a72 (53.7)1294 (53.7)
 Later than peers2054 (16.1)64 (25.5)33 (24.6)516 (21.4)
Maternal age at delivery in years6 (0.0)
 Mean (95% CI)30.8 (30.7; 30.9)29.6 (29.1; 30.2)29.5 (28.9; 30.2)29.9 (29.8; 30.1)
Maternal smoking in first trimester∼55 (∼0.4)a
 No9188 (71.8)∼195 (∼77.7)a94 (70.2)1723 (71.5)
 1–10 cigarettes per day2831 (22.1)48 (19.1)33 (24.6)541 (22.4)
 >10 cigarettes per day736 (5.8)8 (3.2)7 (5.2)140 (5.8)
Child BMI at 7 years4702 (30.1)
 Mean (95% CI)15.6 (15.6; 15.7)15.8 (15.4; 16.1)15.9 (15.5; 16.4)15.7 (15.6; 15.8)
Maternal diabetes mellitus type 2 or gestational diabetes mellitus0 (0.0)
 No12 527 (97.9)227 (90.4)128 (95.5)2342 (97.1)
 Yes273 (2.1)24 (9.6)6 (4.5)69 (2.9)
Maternal hypertensive disorders0 (0.0)
 No11 818 (92.3)214 (85.3)121 (90.3)2216 (91.9)
 Yes982 (7.7)37 (14.7)13 (9.7)195 (8.1)
Reference groupPCOSOligomenorrhoea‘Other menstrual irregularities’Missing
12 800 (80.9)251 (1.6)134 (0.9)2411 (15.2)
Sex of child0 (0.0)
 Sons6212 (48.5)119 (47.4)67 (50.0)1194 (49.5)
 Daughters6588 (51.5)132 (52.6)67 (50.0)1217 (50.5)
Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI209 (1.3)
 Mean (95% CI)23.8 (23.7; 23.8)26.1 (25.4; 26.8)24.2 (23.4; 25.0)23.9 (23.7; 24.1)
Socio-economic group of parents0 (0.0)
 High-grade professional3048 (23.8)50 (19.9)26 (19.4)527 (21.9)
 Low-grade professional4199 (32.8)79 (31.5)45 (33.6)803 (33.3)
 Skilled worker3514 (27.5)79 (31.5)36 (26.9)656 (27.2)
 Unskilled worker2039 (15.9)43 (17.1)27 (20.2)425 (17.6)
Maternal age at menarche∼120 (∼0.8)a
 Earlier than peers3284 (25.7)72 (28.7)29 (21.6)576 (23.9)
 Same time as peers7371 (57.6)∼110 (∼43.8)a72 (53.7)1294 (53.7)
 Later than peers2054 (16.1)64 (25.5)33 (24.6)516 (21.4)
Maternal age at delivery in years6 (0.0)
 Mean (95% CI)30.8 (30.7; 30.9)29.6 (29.1; 30.2)29.5 (28.9; 30.2)29.9 (29.8; 30.1)
Maternal smoking in first trimester∼55 (∼0.4)a
 No9188 (71.8)∼195 (∼77.7)a94 (70.2)1723 (71.5)
 1–10 cigarettes per day2831 (22.1)48 (19.1)33 (24.6)541 (22.4)
 >10 cigarettes per day736 (5.8)8 (3.2)7 (5.2)140 (5.8)
Child BMI at 7 years4702 (30.1)
 Mean (95% CI)15.6 (15.6; 15.7)15.8 (15.4; 16.1)15.9 (15.5; 16.4)15.7 (15.6; 15.8)
Maternal diabetes mellitus type 2 or gestational diabetes mellitus0 (0.0)
 No12 527 (97.9)227 (90.4)128 (95.5)2342 (97.1)
 Yes273 (2.1)24 (9.6)6 (4.5)69 (2.9)
Maternal hypertensive disorders0 (0.0)
 No11 818 (92.3)214 (85.3)121 (90.3)2216 (91.9)
 Yes982 (7.7)37 (14.7)13 (9.7)195 (8.1)

Values are n (%) unless stated otherwise.

a

Rounded up or down in closest fifth because of missing <5, due to the General Data Protection Regulation and the Danish Data Protection Act.

Table I

Maternal and child characteristics according to maternal polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), oligomenorrhoea or ‘other menstrual irregularities’ among 15 596 sons and daughters in the DNBC Puberty Cohort, Denmark, 2000–2020.

Reference groupPCOSOligomenorrhoea‘Other menstrual irregularities’Missing
12 800 (80.9)251 (1.6)134 (0.9)2411 (15.2)
Sex of child0 (0.0)
 Sons6212 (48.5)119 (47.4)67 (50.0)1194 (49.5)
 Daughters6588 (51.5)132 (52.6)67 (50.0)1217 (50.5)
Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI209 (1.3)
 Mean (95% CI)23.8 (23.7; 23.8)26.1 (25.4; 26.8)24.2 (23.4; 25.0)23.9 (23.7; 24.1)
Socio-economic group of parents0 (0.0)
 High-grade professional3048 (23.8)50 (19.9)26 (19.4)527 (21.9)
 Low-grade professional4199 (32.8)79 (31.5)45 (33.6)803 (33.3)
 Skilled worker3514 (27.5)79 (31.5)36 (26.9)656 (27.2)
 Unskilled worker2039 (15.9)43 (17.1)27 (20.2)425 (17.6)
Maternal age at menarche∼120 (∼0.8)a
 Earlier than peers3284 (25.7)72 (28.7)29 (21.6)576 (23.9)
 Same time as peers7371 (57.6)∼110 (∼43.8)a72 (53.7)1294 (53.7)
 Later than peers2054 (16.1)64 (25.5)33 (24.6)516 (21.4)
Maternal age at delivery in years6 (0.0)
 Mean (95% CI)30.8 (30.7; 30.9)29.6 (29.1; 30.2)29.5 (28.9; 30.2)29.9 (29.8; 30.1)
Maternal smoking in first trimester∼55 (∼0.4)a
 No9188 (71.8)∼195 (∼77.7)a94 (70.2)1723 (71.5)
 1–10 cigarettes per day2831 (22.1)48 (19.1)33 (24.6)541 (22.4)
 >10 cigarettes per day736 (5.8)8 (3.2)7 (5.2)140 (5.8)
Child BMI at 7 years4702 (30.1)
 Mean (95% CI)15.6 (15.6; 15.7)15.8 (15.4; 16.1)15.9 (15.5; 16.4)15.7 (15.6; 15.8)
Maternal diabetes mellitus type 2 or gestational diabetes mellitus0 (0.0)
 No12 527 (97.9)227 (90.4)128 (95.5)2342 (97.1)
 Yes273 (2.1)24 (9.6)6 (4.5)69 (2.9)
Maternal hypertensive disorders0 (0.0)
 No11 818 (92.3)214 (85.3)121 (90.3)2216 (91.9)
 Yes982 (7.7)37 (14.7)13 (9.7)195 (8.1)
Reference groupPCOSOligomenorrhoea‘Other menstrual irregularities’Missing
12 800 (80.9)251 (1.6)134 (0.9)2411 (15.2)
Sex of child0 (0.0)
 Sons6212 (48.5)119 (47.4)67 (50.0)1194 (49.5)
 Daughters6588 (51.5)132 (52.6)67 (50.0)1217 (50.5)
Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI209 (1.3)
 Mean (95% CI)23.8 (23.7; 23.8)26.1 (25.4; 26.8)24.2 (23.4; 25.0)23.9 (23.7; 24.1)
Socio-economic group of parents0 (0.0)
 High-grade professional3048 (23.8)50 (19.9)26 (19.4)527 (21.9)
 Low-grade professional4199 (32.8)79 (31.5)45 (33.6)803 (33.3)
 Skilled worker3514 (27.5)79 (31.5)36 (26.9)656 (27.2)
 Unskilled worker2039 (15.9)43 (17.1)27 (20.2)425 (17.6)
Maternal age at menarche∼120 (∼0.8)a
 Earlier than peers3284 (25.7)72 (28.7)29 (21.6)576 (23.9)
 Same time as peers7371 (57.6)∼110 (∼43.8)a72 (53.7)1294 (53.7)
 Later than peers2054 (16.1)64 (25.5)33 (24.6)516 (21.4)
Maternal age at delivery in years6 (0.0)
 Mean (95% CI)30.8 (30.7; 30.9)29.6 (29.1; 30.2)29.5 (28.9; 30.2)29.9 (29.8; 30.1)
Maternal smoking in first trimester∼55 (∼0.4)a
 No9188 (71.8)∼195 (∼77.7)a94 (70.2)1723 (71.5)
 1–10 cigarettes per day2831 (22.1)48 (19.1)33 (24.6)541 (22.4)
 >10 cigarettes per day736 (5.8)8 (3.2)7 (5.2)140 (5.8)
Child BMI at 7 years4702 (30.1)
 Mean (95% CI)15.6 (15.6; 15.7)15.8 (15.4; 16.1)15.9 (15.5; 16.4)15.7 (15.6; 15.8)
Maternal diabetes mellitus type 2 or gestational diabetes mellitus0 (0.0)
 No12 527 (97.9)227 (90.4)128 (95.5)2342 (97.1)
 Yes273 (2.1)24 (9.6)6 (4.5)69 (2.9)
Maternal hypertensive disorders0 (0.0)
 No11 818 (92.3)214 (85.3)121 (90.3)2216 (91.9)
 Yes982 (7.7)37 (14.7)13 (9.7)195 (8.1)

Values are n (%) unless stated otherwise.

a

Rounded up or down in closest fifth because of missing <5, due to the General Data Protection Regulation and the Danish Data Protection Act.

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