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Differences in body weight remained when participants were classified as obese, overweight and normal according to ethnicity\u2010specific cut\u2010off points (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00\u00b7048). In both ethnicities, those aged \u226530\u00a0years old had higher rates of obesity, T2<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DM<\/jats:styled-content>, hypertension and infertility, and less acne, and oligomenorrhoea. Obesity was associated with increased T2<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DM<\/jats:styled-content>,<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\"> AN<\/jats:styled-content>, systolic\/diastolic <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BP<\/jats:styled-content>, hirsutism and infertility.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The phenotypic and metabolic presentations of women with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PCOS<\/jats:styled-content> appear to be significantly different depending on ethnicity, obesity and age. 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