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Level of Anxiety, Depression, Self-Esteem, Social Anxiety, and Quality of Life among the Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Table 3

Evaluation of Self-Esteem Scale among groups.


Variables	Control ()	Hirsutism-acnea ()	Infertility ()	Obesity ()

Self-esteem
Low	1 (2.1)^a	7 (20.0)^b	4 (18.2)^b	18 (62.1)^c	<0.001
Medium	23 (48.9)^a	25 (71.4)^b	10 (45.5)^a	8 (27.6)^a
High	23 (48.9)^a	3 (8.6)^b	8 (36.4)^a	3 (10.3)^b
CSC
Low	10 (21.3)	14 (40.0)	5 (22.7)	10 (34.5)	0.238
High	37 (78.7)	21 (60.0)	17 (77.3)	19 (65.5)	0.238
TIP
Low	3 (6.4)^a	5 (14.3)^a	1 (4.5)^a	13 (44.8)^b	<0.001
Medium	23 (48.9)^a	18 (51.4)^a	7 (31.8)^a	9 (31.0)^a
High	21 (44.7)^abc	12 (34.3)^c	14 (63.6)^b	7 (24.1)^ac
SC
Low	34 (72.3)^a	21 (60.0)^ab	9 (40.9)^bc	7 (24.1)^c	<0.001
High	13 (27.7)^a	14 (40.0)^ab	13 (59.1)^bc	22 (75.9)^c	<0.001
DA
None	29 (61.7)^a	5 (14.3)^b	0 (0.0)^b	2 (6.9)^b	<0.001
Low	15 (31.9)^a	11 (31.4)^a	3 (13.6)^a	10 (34.5)^a
Medium	3 (6.4)^a	12 (34.3)^b	8 (36.4)^b	10 (34.5)^b
High	0 (0.0)^a	7 (20.0)^b	11 (50.0)^c	7 (24.1)^bc
DD
Low	8 (17.0)^a	6 (17.1)^a	0 (0.0)^b	12 (41.4)^c	<0.001
Medium	20 (42.6)^ab	22 (62.9)^b	7 (31.8)^a	12 (41.4)^ab
High	19 (40.4)^a	7 (20.0)^b	15 (68.2)^c	5 (17.2)^b
PSS
Low	38 (80.9)^a	20 (57.1)^b	1 (4.5)^c	2 (6.9)^c	<0.001
Medium	7 (14.9)^a	14 (40.0)^b	9 (40.9)^b	11 (37.9)^b
High	2 (4.3)^a	1 (2.9)^a	12 (54.5)^b	16 (55.2)^b
FTIR
None	19 (40.4)	7 (20.0)	3 (13.6)	9 (31.0)	0.108
Medium	23 (48.9)	22 (62.9)	13 (59.1)	12 (41.4)
High	5 (10.6)	6 (17.1)	6 (27.3)	8 (27.6)
ID
Low	13 (27.7)	8 (22.9)	4 (18.2)	13 (44.8)	0.124
Medium	21 (44.7)	20 (57.1)	8 (36.4)	10 (34.5)
High	13 (27.7)	7 (20.0)	10 (45.4)	6 (20.7)
PI
Low	3 (6.4)	3 (8.6)	0 (0.0)	2 (6.9)	0.496
Medium	17 (36.2)	19 (54.3)	12 (54.5)	13 (44.8)
High	27 (57.4)	13 (37.1)	10 (45.5)	14 (48.3)
FR
Low	1 (2.1)	2 (5.7)	1 (4.5)	1 (3.4)	0.603
Medium	19 (40.4)	20 (57.1)	9 (40.9)	11 (37.9)
High	27 (57.4)	13 (37.1)	12 (54.5)	17 (58.6)
PsI
Low	37 (78.7)^a	19 (54.3)^b	5 (22.7)^c	5 (17.2)^c	<0.001
High	10 (21.3)^a	16 (45.7)^b	17 (77.3)^c	24 (82.8)^c	<0.001

Values are expressed as (%), mean ± SD or median (25th–75th percentiles) groups with different superscript letters were found to have statistically significant differences.