Table 1. Socio-demographic profile, age at PCOS diagnosis and duration of PCOS diagnosis of the respondents (n = 275).
| Variables | Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age and anthropometry | ||
| Age (years) | 24.1(4.5) | |
| Weight (Kg) | 66.8 (13.0) | |
| Waist Circumference (cm) | 94.6 (12.1) | |
| Waist to hip ratio | 0.9 (0.1) | |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 27.1 (5.1) | |
| Variables | n (%) | |
| Education | ||
| Postgraduate | 92 (33.5) | |
| Undergraduate | 106 (38.5) | |
| Senior Secondary (11th -12th) | 55 (20.0) | |
| Secondary (9th -10th) or Upper Primary (6th -8th)* | 22 (8.0) | |
| Employment status | ||
| Unemployed | 13 (4.7) | |
| Employed | 67 (24.4) | |
| Housewife | 64 (23.3) | |
| Student | 131 (47.6) | |
| Socioeconomic status # | ||
| Upper class | 147 (53.5) | |
| Upper middle class | 65 (23.6) | |
| Middle class | 35 (12.7) | |
| Lower middle & below | 28 (10.2) | |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 163 (59.3) | |
| Others□ | 112 (40.7) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Unmarried | 179 (65.1) | |
| Married° | 96 (34.9) | |
| Age at PCOS diagnosis (in yrs) | ||
| 10–15 | 22(8.0) | |
| 16–20 | 107(38.9) | |
| 21–25 | 102(37.1) | |
| 26–30 | 30(10.9) | |
| > 31 | 14(5.1) | |
| Years since PCOS diagnosis | ||
| <1 | 112(40.7) | |
| 1–2 | 41(14.9) | |
| 2–3 | 37(13.5) | |
| 3–4 | 27(9.8) | |
| 4–5 | 19(6.9) | |
| >5 | 39(14.2) | |
* Only 3 went to upper primary school
# BG Prasad socioeconomic classification for 2016. Income (per capita monthly income)
## 23 subjects were in category lower middle class, while 5 subjects were in lower class category
□ In others, category 5 were Muslims and 1 Christian
°One subject was married but separated