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Table 6 Discriminant validity of Chi-MPCOSQa

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

 

Women with PCOS (n = 283)

Women without PCOS (n = 93)

P-valueb

Overall

131 (29.0)

188 (9.50)

< 0.001

Hirsutism

21.0 (11.0)

33.0 (1.00)

< 0.001

Acne

18.0 (9.00)

28.0 (4.00)

< 0.001

Weight

27.0 (17.0)

36.0 (2.00)

< 0.001

Infertility

12.0 (7.00)

19.0 (2.00)

< 0.001

Emotional disturbancec

30.0 (14.0)

48.0 (0)

< 0.001

Menstrual symptoms

14.0 (7.00)

14.0 (3.00)

0.069

Menstrual predictability

8.00 (4.00)

13.0 (2.00)

< 0.001

  1. aData are presented as median (interquartile range)
  2. bP values based on Mann-Whitney U test
  3. cSix questions regarding PCOS were not applicable to women without PCOS and were excluded from the emotional disturbance data when testing the discriminant validity of Chi-MPCOSQ
  4. Abbreviations: Chi-MPCOSQ Chinese version of the modified polycystic ovary syndrome health-related quality-of-life questionnaire, PCOS polycystic ovary syndrome
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