Table 4 Chi-square results between socio-demographics and experience of diagnosis
Variables | Time to diagnosis | Number of doctors seen | Satisfaction with overall diagnosis | Satisfaction with info received on PCOS | Satisfaction with info received on lifestyle management | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 2 years n (%) | > 2 years n (%) | Total n (%) | X2; p value | < 3 doctors n (%) | > 3 doctors n (%) | Total n (%) | X2; p value | Satisfied n (%) | Dissatisfied n (%) | Total n (%) | X2; p value | Satisfied n (%) | Dissatisfied n (%) | Total n (%) | X2; p value | Satisfied n (%) | Dissatisfied n (%) | Total n (%) | X2; p value | |
Age | ||||||||||||||||||||
< 30 years old | 108 (65.1) | 58 (34.9) | 166 (100) | 7.016; .008* | 106 (63.9) | 60 (36.1) | 166 (100) | 4.701; .030* | 71 (53) | 63 (47) | 134 (100) | .197; .657 | 37 (25.5) | 108 (74.5) | 145 (100) | .265; .607 | 21 (14.9) | 120 (85.1) | 141 (100) | .007; .935 |
> 30 years old | 62 (49.6) | 63 (50.4) | 125 (100) | 64 (51.2) | 61 (48.8) | 125 (100) | 47 (50) | 47 (50) | 94 (100) | 25 (22.7) | 85 (77.3) | 110 (100) | 17 (14.5) | 100 (85.5) | 117 (100) | |||||
Province | ||||||||||||||||||||
In Ontario | 97 (57.1) | 73 (42.9) | 170 (100) | .703; .402 | 100 (58.8) | 70 (41.2) | 170 (100) | .015; .904 | 66 (50) | 66 (50) | 132 (100) | .468; .494 | 38 (26.2) | 107 (73.8) | 145 (100) | .397; .529 | 29 (19.5) | 120 (80.5) | 149 (100) | 4.824; .028* |
Outside Ontario | 78 (61.9) | 48 (38.1) | 126 (100) | 75 (59.5) | 51 (40.5) | 126 (100) | 54 (54.5) | 45 (45.5) | 99 (100) | 26 (22.8) | 88 (77.2) | 114 (100) | 11 (9.6) | 103 (90.4) | 114 (100) | |||||
Number of doctors seen | ||||||||||||||||||||
< 3 doctors n(%) | 140 (80) | 35 (20) | 175 (100) | 77.214; < .001** | – | – | – | – | 79 (59.4) | 54 (40.6) | 133 (100) | 6.971; .008* | 37 (24.2) | 116 (75.8) | 153 (100) | .056; .813 | 23 (14.6) | 134 (85.4) | 157 (100) | .095; .758 |
> 3 doctors n(%) | 35 (28.9) | 86 (71.1) | 121 (100) | – | – | – | 41 (41.8) | 57 (58.2) | 98 (100) | 27 (25.5) | 79 (74.5) | 106 (100) | 17 (16) | 89 (84) | 106 (100) | |||||