Table 1.

Eligibility criteria for study inclusion

Participants	Intervention	*Comparison	Outcome	Study Design
Diagnosed with PCOS using any established definition Reproductive years, aged 18–45	Any intervention that included exercise of: Any type or intensity Duration >2 weeks	No exercise Alternative therapies (e.g. acupuncture, cognitive behavioural therapy) Medications	Depression symptoms Anxiety symptoms HRQoL (SF-36) PCOS symptom distress (PCOSQ)	RCT Non-RCT Cohort Case Control Parallel Clinical trial

PCOS – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome HRQoL – Health-Related Quality of Life, SF-36 – Short Form 36, PCOSQ – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Questionnaire, RCT – Randomised Controlled Trial.

*Studies with no comparison were also included in this review.