Research Article

Depressive and Anxiety Symptom Assessment in Adults with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Table 2

Prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms among women with PCOS ().

VariablesCategories (%)

Total score anxiety
Median (Q1-Q3)

10 (6-29)

Total score depression
Median (Q1-Q3)

9 (6-22)

Anxiety ()Absent150 (60%)
Present100 (40%)

Anxiety categoriesMild anxiety ()184 (77%)
Moderate anxiety (score 18-24)42 (18%)
Severe anxiety (score 25-30)14 (6%)

Depression ()Absent128 (51%)
Present122 (49%)

Depression categoriesNormal (score 0-7)97 (39%)
Mild depression (score 8-13)75 (30%)
Moderate depression (score 14-18)48 (19%)
Severe depression (score 19-22)19 (8%)
Very severe depression ()11 (4%)