Anthropometry and physical appearance can be associated with quality of life in Brazilian women with Turner syndrome.

Objective: This study aimed to analyze if anthropometric factors and physical appearance are associated to QoL in Turner syndrome (TS).

Materials And Methods: Observational, analytical, and cross-sectional study. The SF-36 was applied along with an additional questionnaire regarding specific characteristics of TS.

A group of Brazilian Turner syndrome patients: Better quality of life than the control group.

Current literature presents no consensus regarding which aspects influence health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of women with Turner syndrome (TS). The objective of the present study was to compare HRQoL in the TS and control group, using components and domains of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study with 44 women with TS aged between 18 and 30 years (TS group) and 44 healthy women of the same age which were sisters, relatives, or friends of the TS group (control group).

Systematic review of quality of life in Turner syndrome.

Purpose: This study aimed to systematically review the available literature on "quality of life" (QoL) or "health-related quality of life" (HRQoL) in Turner syndrome (TS) patients and to analyze the relations among height, puberty, and the use of growth hormone (GH) and the QoL of TS patients.

Methods: An electronic bibliographic search was conducted through the PubMed, Embase, Bireme, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. The main terms were "Quality of Life" and "Turner syndrome.