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

Table 2

Evaluation of BDI, BAI, and LSAS in PCOS and control groups.

Variables	Control; (𝑛=47)	Hirsutism-acnea; (𝑛=35)	Infertility; (𝑛=22)	Obesity; (𝑛=29)	𝑃
BDI	12.28±6.35^a	24.46±9.76^bd	30.59±11.31^bc	19.10±8.52^d	<0.001
BAI	12.00 (9.00–16.00)^a	20.00 (14.00–26.00)^bc	13.50 (10.00–21.00)^ac	24.00 (21.00–34.00)^b	<0.001
LSAS anxiety	37.98±8.81^a	55.26±12.30^b	43.18±11.17^a	64.38±13.24^c	<0.001
LSAS avoidance	40.00 (31.00–49.00)^a	58.00 (49.00–68.00)^b	46.00 (34.00–57.00)^a	64.00 (59.00–78.00)^b	<0.001

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