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Table 3 Comparison of the Asian PCOS and Caucasian PCOS mean PCOSQ domain scores.1

From: Do South Asian women with PCOS have poorer health-related quality of life than Caucasian women with PCOS? A comparative cross-sectional study

PCOSQ

Asian PCOS Mean

Caucasian PCOS Mean

Difference

95% CI

Two tailed significance

Body Hair

50.8 (n = 41)

54.9 (n = 126)

4.1

-7.8 to 16.0

p = 0.50

Emotions

51.0 (n = 36)

51.9 (n = 120)

0.8

-8.7 to 10.4

p = 0.86

Infertility

35.3 (n = 41)

38.6 (n = 121)

3.3

-7.7 to 14.3

p = 0.55

Menstrual Problems

55.3 (n = 41)

43.5 (n = 121)

-11.8

-20.6 to -3.0

p = 0.01

Weight

42.3 (n = 40)

35.4 (n = 125)

-6.9

-18.6 to 4.9

p = 0.25

  1. 1. 0 (Indicating Worst Health Status) to 100 (Best Health Status)