Table 4. Comparison of mean score of SF-36 across various age groups in PCOS and control cases.

Domain (PCOS)	Age ≤19	Age ≤20–30	Age >30	P-Value
General Health	43.50±8.34	39.18±10.79	28.24±9.02	0.000
Physical function	84.70±20.48	75.35±21.60	75.55±19.27	0.116
Role limitations due to physical health	63.23±35.48	51.31±40.75	25.0±33.07	0.030
Role limitations due to emotional problem	64.70±38.43	53.21±36.65	25.92±36.49	0.022
Pain	68.16±18.72	61.71±14.42	52.22±18.04	0.025
Social function	68.75±16.06	60.96±15.32	52.77±11.72	0.010
Energy/Fatigue	57.35±12.56	52.71±10.09	50.00±11.72	0.087
Emotional well-being	67.41±14.57	61.47±13.68	59.55±13.63	0.108
Domain (HC)	Age≤19	Age≤20–30	Age >30	P-Value
General Health	71.36K±7.69	68.72±9.74	63.35±10.18	0.000
Physical function	100.0±0.000	98.96±3.48	96.47±6.69	0.000
Role limitations due to physical health	99.55 ±3.37	99.26±7.46	98.86±7.53	0.878
Role limitations due to emotional problem	100.0±0.000	100.0±0.000	94.69±20.26	0.005
Pain	98.68±5.01	97.42±7.32	97.21±5.63	0.424
Social function	99.54±3.37	99.13±3.19	97.72±7.27	0.110
Energy/Fatigue	91.27±5.71	88.56±7.32	86.02±7.11	0.001
Emotional well-being	90.83±7.12	92.33±3.14	91.09±3.64	0.147

Data are presented as mean± SD; P value less than 0.05 is considered as significant differences between the group; PCOS: Polycystic ovary syndrome; HC: Healthy control; SD: Standard deviation.