Table 3.
Comparison of MPCOSQ scores between different PCOS phenotypes
| Valuable | HA + PCOM + OD (A) n = 77 |
HA + OD (B) n = 38 |
HA + PCOM (C) n = 68 |
OD + PCOM (D) n = 56 |
P-value* | pair wise comparison; P-value** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirsutism | 13.98 ± 5.22 | 14.13 ± 6.23 | 17.22 ± 5.28 | 23.33 ± 4.81 | < 0.001 |
A &B: 0.75 A&D:< 0.001 A&C:< 0.001 B&D:< 0.001 B&C: 0.002 D&C: 0.001 |
| Acne | 17.28 ± 5.39 | 16.15 ± 5.49 | 16.73 ± 4.99 | 19.60 ± 5.12 | 0.003 |
A &B: 0.34 A&D: 0.007 A&C: 0.498 B&D: 0.004 B&C: 0.668 D&C:< 0.001 |
| Menstrual | 12.29 ± 3.91 | 12.28 ± 3.96 | 16.82 ± 3.870 | 13.89 ± 4.36 | < 0.001 |
A&B: 0.613 A&D: 0.234 A&C:< 0.001 B&D: 0.48 B&C:< 0.001 D&C:< 0.001 |
| Weight | 17.90 ± 6.80 | 19.23 ± 7.29 | 20.45 ± 7.24 | 19.42 ± 8.08 | 0.15 | – |
| Infertility | 9.85 ± 4.71 | 11.26 ± 7.44 | 10.75 ± 5.95 | 9.75 ± 5.77 | 0.723 | – |
| Emotional | 19.93 ± 7.16 | 20.36 ± 10.02 | 20.95 ± 7.76 | 19.94 ± 8.79 | 0.762 | |
| Total | 91.27 ± 20.87 | 93.5 ± 26.53 | 102.94 ± 23.11 | 105.32 ± 26.28 | 0.002 |
A&B: 0.91 A&D: 0.003 A&C: 0.002 B&D: 0.021 B&C: 0.029 D&C: 0.77 |
HA Hyperandrogenism, OD Ovulatory Dysfunction, PCOM Polycystic Ovarian Morphology, PCOS Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
MPCOSQ; Modified Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Health-Related Quality of Life
* P-values refer to the Kruskal-Wallis test
** Kruskal-Wallis test followed by appropriate post hoc test (Mann-Whitney U) (Bonferroni correction was used for multiple comparisons, P < 0.008 was considered significant)