Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the modified polycystic ovary syndrome health-related quality-of-life questionnaire

Table 4 Seven main factors extracted by factor analysis with varimax rotation

Item	Domains
Item	Emotional disturbance	Weight	Hirsutism	Acne	Infertility	Menstrual symptoms	Menstrual predictability
19. Lack of control over the situation with PCOS	0.893^a
20. Self-conscious as a result of having PCOS	0.880^a
21. Depressed as a result of having PCOS	0.874^a
22. Low self-esteem as a result of PCOS	0.870^a
23. Moody as a result of having PCOS	0.853^a
24. Worried about having PCOS	0.814^a
13. Afraid of getting cancer	0.771^a
7. Felt unsexy because overweight		0.887^a
15. Tired easily		0.873^a
14. Concerned about being over weight		0.861^a
10. Trouble dealing with weight		0.858^a
8. Difficulties staying at your ideal weight		0.834^a
11. Frustration in trying to lose weight		0.804^a
1. Growth of visible hair on upper lip			0.887^a
2. Growth of visible hair on chin			0.819^a
3. Growth of visible hair on your face			0.808^a
4. Embarrassment about excessive body hair			0.807^a
5. Growth of visible body hair			0.760^a
17. Felt unattractive because of acne				0.918^a
18. Depressed as a result of acne				0.912^a
6. Acne				0.888^a
30. Acne^b				0.881^a
16. Concerned about infertility problems					0.851^a
12. Afraid of not being able to have children					0.793^a
9. Sad because of infertility problems					0.781^a
28. Headaches^b						0.819^a
27. Menstrual cramps^b						0.761^a
25. Abdominal bloating^b						0.710^a
26. Last menstruation period^b							0.899^a
29. Irregular menstrual periods^b							0.897^a

^aFall into the same factor structure as the original MPCOSQ [2]
^bRefers to the last menstruation
Abbreviations: MPCOSQ Modified polycystic ovary syndrome health-related quality-of-life questionnaire, PCOS polycystic ovary syndrome

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