Table 3 Comparison of the norm-based scales and summary measures’ scores of SF-12v2 between all women with PCOS and phenotypic subtypes (women with ovulatory and anovulatory PCOS) and controls
Variables | Controls (n = 153) | All women with PCOS (n = 117) | p-valuea | Women with ovulatory PCOS (n = 33) | p-valuea | Women with anovulatory PCOS (n = 84) | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (95%CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | ||||
Physical Functioning | 54.4 (53.4–55.3) | 53.5 (52.3–54.6) | 0.24 | 54.6 (53.8–55.4) | 0.99 | 53.1 (51.7–54.5) | 0.17 |
Role Physical | 53.3 (52.2–54.5) | 50.1 (48.8–51.5) | 0.001 | 50.9 (48.7–53.3) | 0.06 | 49.5 (47.9–51.0) | < 0.001 |
Bodily Pain | 53.3 (51.9–54.6) | 51.1 (49.5–52.7) | 0.04 | 52.1 (49.3–54.8) | 0.31 | 50.6 (48.7–52.4) | 0.02 |
General Health | 51.8 (50.5–53.1) | 48.9 (47.4–50.5) | 0.01 | 48.7 (46.0–51.4) | 0.02 | 49.1 (47.2–51.0) | 0.04 |
Vitality | 53.8 (52.5–55.1) | 51.6 (50.0–53.2) | 0.04 | 53.6 (50.9–56.4) | 0.90 | 50.8 (48.9–52.7) | 0.02 |
Social Functioning | 49.0 (47.5–50.5) | 47.5 (45.7–49.3) | 0.22 | 46.9 (43.7–50.1) | 0.18 | 47.8 (45.6–49.9) | 0.39 |
Role Emotional | 47.0 (45.4–48.6) | 44.0 (42.2–45.9) | 0.02 | 44.2 (40.8–47.5) | 0.11 | 44.0 (41.8–46.3) | 0.03 |
Mental Health | 47.3 (45.7–48.9) | 45.9 (44.1–47.7) | 0.28 | 44.1 (41.0–47.3) | 0.06 | 46.9 (44.7–49.1) | 0.82 |
PCS | 55.8 (54.8–56.8) | 53.7 (52.5–54.9) | 0.01 | 55.4 (53.4–57.4) | 0.53 | 52.9 (51.5–54.4) | 0.002 |
MCS | 46.2 (44.7–47.8) | 44.2 (42.4–46.1) | 0.12 | 43.4 (40.0–46.8) | 0.11 | 44.8 (42.6–47.0) | 0.32 |