Are Psychosocial Consequences of Obesity and Hyperandrogenism Present in Adolescent Girls with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?

Table 3

Social competencies inventory (SCI) and psychological gender inventory (PGI) results in study and control groups.

	G1 ()	G2 ()	G3 ()	G4 ()
Social competencies inventory (scores)	173.6 ± 30.2	180.1 ± 31.2	184.3 ± 22.5	186.3 ± 19.1
Intimacy (scores)	44.1 ± 7.6	45.8 ± 5.9	46.7 ± 7.0	46.3 ± 5.2
Social exposure (scores)	51.6 ± 11.5	53.0 ± 12.4	54.9 ± 9.2	55.5 ± 8.5
Assertiveness (scores)	47.0 ± 9.7	50.2 ± 9.0	49.2 ± 8.7	50.6 ± 6.5
Psychological gender inventory
Feminine gender scheme (scores)	56.8 ± 7.4	55.4 ± 8.1	56.9 ± 7.4	56.0 ± 7.2
Masculine gender scheme (scores)	47.4 ± 9.4	46.2 ± 9.5	50.1 ± 8.2	47.6 ± 6.0

Note: values are mean ± standard deviation for normal or median (interquartile range) for skewed distribution. G1: 24 lean girls (BMI < 97th centile) without clinical features of hyperandrogenism; G2: 18 obese girls (BMI > 97th centile) without clinical symptoms of androgen excess; G3: 30 girls with normal body weight (BMI < 97th centile) but with clinical features of hyperandrogenism; and G4: 32 obese girls (BMI > 97th centile) with menstrual disturbances and/or hirsutism.