Variable | Categories | Frequency (N) | HL (mean ± SD) | QOL (mean ± SD) | SE (mean ± SD) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residence | city | 158 | 86.11 ± 16.18 | 50.55 ± 10.85 | 26.86 ± 6.68 |
 | Countryside | 142 | 88.42 ± 17.87 | 52.78 ± 10.11 | 26.19 ± 6.44 |
 | P value |  | 0.173 | 0.093 | 0.328 |
Marital status | Single | 136 | 84.47 ± 17.94 | 51.63 ± 11.05 | 25.87 ± 6.23 |
 | Married | 158 | 88.96 ± 15.81 | 51.31 ± 10.16 | 26.81 ± 6.18 |
 | Widowed/divorced | 6 | 102.66 ± 13.00 | 58.65 ± 7.33 | 34.67 ± 15.23 |
 | P value |  | 0.006 | 0.247 | 0.004 |
Ethnic group | Han-Nationality | 251 | 87.48 ± 17.19 | 51.78 ± 10.37 | 26.63 ± 6.44 |
 | Ethnic minority | 49 | 85.75 ± 16.09 | 50.71 ± 11.47 | 26.14 ± 7.22 |
 | P value |  | 0.694 | 0.15 | 0.33 |
education | Elementary | 67 | 74.82 ± 15.23 | 47.98 ± 10.63 | 24.31 ± 6.19 |
 | Middle school | 56 | 83.08 ± 17.58 | 51.84 ± 11.01 | 24.38 ± 5.37 |
 | High school | 54 | 93.38 ± 13.46 | 52.96 ± 9.98 | 27.57 ± 5.35 |
 | College | 121 | 93.26 ± 14.78 | 52.89 ± 10.17 | 28.36 ± 7.15 |
 | P value |  | 0.000 | 0.014 | 0.000 |
Occupation | Employed | 99 | 84.78 ± 16.83 | 50.56 ± 10.84 | 26.55 ± 6.24 |
 | Unemployed | 57 | 84.47 ± 17.09 | 50.64 ± 11.52 | 25.17 ± 6.52 |
 | Student | 63 | 89.77 ± 15.97 | 53.14 ± 9.92 | 26.98 ± 5.81 |
 | Other | 81 | 90.06 ± 17.50 | 52.36 ± 9.92 | 27.16 ± 7.45 |
 | P value |  | 0.065 | 0.363 | 0.325 |
Duration of PCOS |  < 1 year | 143 | 80.04 ± 15.49 | 49.57 ± 10.66 | 24.90 ± 6.18 |
 | 1–3 years | 100 | 89.21 ± 15.56 | 51.31 ± 10.53 | 27.00 ± 5.93 |
 | 4–6 years | 36 | 102.36 ± 12.65 | 56.88 ± 8.68 | 29.11 ± 5.73 |
 |  > 7 years | 21 | 100.38 ± 12.58 | 57.81 ± 7.41 | 31.19 ± 9.33 |
 | P value |  | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Desire for pregnancy | Yes | 157 | 87.29 ± 17.49 | 51.86 ± 10.18 | 26.75 ± 6.90 |
 | no | 143 | 87.09 ± 16.53 | 51.32 ± 10.96 | 26.32 ± 6.19 |
 | P value |  | 0.50 | 0.171 | 0.618 |