Challenges in diagnosis and health care in polycystic ovary syndrome in Canada: a patient view to improve health care

Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of survey respondents

Respondent characteristics for N = 194		N [%]
*Residence*	Alberta	180 [92.8]
*Residence*	Outside of Alberta in Canada^a	15 [7.7]
*Birthplace*	Born in Canada	176 [90.7]
*Birthplace*	Born outside of Canada	19 [9.8]
*Sex and Gender identification*	Female	193 [99.5]
	LGBTQ +	9 [4.6]
	Non-binary/gender fluid	1 [0.5]
*Ethnicity*	Caucasian/White	164 [84.5]
	Asian	14 [7.2]
	African/Black	6 [3.1]
	Indigenous/First Nations	4 [2.1]
	Other	6 [3.1]
*Self-identified member of minority group*	No	157 [80.9]
	Yes	27 [13.9]
	Prefer not to answer	10 [5.2]
*Disability*	No	147 [75.8]
	Yes	36 [18.6]
	Prefer not to answer	11 [5.7]
	range	[mean ± SD]
*Age* (years)	21 – 79	33.98 ± 8.36
*Height* (cm)^b	152 – 185	165.83 ± 6.95
*Body weight* (kg)^b	34.0 – 168.0	95.93 ± 26.90
*Body mass index calculated* (kg/m²)	14.6 – 61.6	34.90 ± 9.38

^aincludes 6 from Ontario, 3 from British Columbia, 3 from Atlantic Canada and one each from Saskatchewan, Quebec and NWT/Yukon/Nunavut
^bheight was not reported for 6 respondents and weight was not reported for 3 respondents; BMI could not be calculated for 9 respondents

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