Table 1.

Eligibility criteria for study inclusion.

Participant	Intervention	Comparator	Outcome	Study design	Limits
Inclusion criteria
Diagnosed with PCOS using any established definition Premenopausal women aged 18–45. Any weight category	Any exercise intervention that is: Supervised or unsupervised Greater than 2 weeks in duration Moderate intensity (>55% HRmax or >40% VO2peak) or above	No exercise control group Diet only group	Cardiorespiratory Fitness—VO2peak Metabolic—measures of insulin sensitivity, lipids Body composition—weight, BMI, W/H ratio, waist circumference Reproductive—menstrual regularities, hormonal markers	RCT Clinical trial Non-RCT Pilot Feasibility Parallel	English language Human trials Peer reviewed

HR_max, Maximal Heart Rate; VO_2peak, Peak Oxygen Consumption; BMI, Body Mass Index; W/H Ratio, Waist to Hip Ratio; RCT, Randomised Controlled Trial.