Skip to main content

Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the quality of life and emotional wellbeing questionnaire measures for the PCOS screen negative, PCOS screen positive, and PCOS medically confirmed groups. (group mean compared to reference group: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.02; ***p < 0.001)

From: Exploratory study of a screening measure for polycystic ovarian syndrome, quality of life assessment, and neuropsychological evaluation

 

Screen Negative (reference group)

Screen Positive

PCOS Confirmed

N

Mean

Std. Deviation

Std. Error

N

Mean

Std. Deviation

Std. Error

N

Mean

Std. Deviation

Std. Error

Age

74

18.55

.89

.10

25

19.00

2.449

.49

11

29.09***

6.68

2.01

Years of Formal Education Post-HS

74

3.43

.66

.07

25

3.56

.58

.12

11

4.45***

1.36

.41

Foley PCOS Screening Scale

80

24.85

7.70

.86

30

47.30***

7.50

1.40

12

60.81***

14.50

4.20

Zung Depression Total

74

32.50

6.65

.77

25

35.56

7.07

1.41

10

46.20***

12.66

4.05

State Trait Anxiety Inventory Total

74

35.86

10.56

1.22

25

40.36

9.89

1.97

10

46.10*

15.61

4.93

PCOS Quality of Life Total

73

12.67

3.54

.41

25

13.72

3.29

.66

10

8.80**

5.02

1.59

Spiritual Wellbeing Total

73

42.90

6.52

.76

25

41.16

4.93

.98

10

28.00***

11.96

3.78

Spiritual Belief Inventory Total

74

40.34

5.31

.61

25

39.28

4.73

.94

10

32.30***

10.74

3.39

Fatigue Symptoms Inventory Total

74

40.38

21.08

2.45

25

52.44*

18.28

3.65

10

60.40*

23.50

7.43

Bottomley Social Support Scale Total

74

11.20

4.43

.51

25

12.24

4.45

.89

10

17.80***

6.08

1.92