Background
Method
Questionnaire design
Data analyses
Results
Frequency N = 493 | Valid % | 95% Confidence Interval | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
16–17 | 3 | .7 | ± 0.79 |
18–24 | 72 | 17.0 | ± 3.58 |
25–29 | 126 | 29.7 | ± 4.35 |
30–34 | 111 | 26.2 | ± 4.19 |
35–40 | 71 | 16.7 | ± 3.55 |
41–44 | 25 | 5.9 | ± 2.24 |
45–50 | 16 | 3.8 | ± 1.82 |
Missing data | 69 | 14 | |
Education | |||
Complete high School | |||
Yes | 371 | 87.5 | ± 3.15 |
No | 48 | 11.3 | ± 3.01 |
Currently enrolled | 5 | 1.2 | ± 1.04 |
Missing data | 69 | 14 | |
Completed tertiary education | |||
Yes | 323 | 76.2 | ± 4.05 |
No | 55 | 13.0 | ± 3.0 |
Currently enrolled at a tertiary inst | 46 | 10.8 | ± 2.95 |
Missing data | 69 | 14 | |
Total | 493 | ||
Qualification from TAFE | 103 | 20.9 | ± 3.59 |
Private institution Diploma | 70 | 14.2 | ± 3.08 |
University degree | 221 | 44.8 | ± 4.39 |
Missing data | 69 | 14 | |
Ethnicity- country of birth | |||
Australia | 302 | 61.3 | ± 4.3 |
Other | 121 | 24.5 | ± 2.08 |
Missing data | 70 | 14.2 | |
Employment | |||
Home duties | 117 | 23.7 | ± 3.75 |
Self-employed | 38 | 7.7 | ± 2.35 |
Student | 80 | 16.2 | ± 3.25 |
Employed part time | 103 | 20.9 | ± 3.59 |
Employed full-time | 194 | 39.4 | ± 4.31 |
Other | 12 | ± 1.35 | |
Private Health Insurance | |||
Yes | 275 | 65 | ± 4.55 |
No | 148 | 35 | ± 4.55 |
Missing data | 70 | 14.2 |
Signs and symptoms | Depression | Waist more cm’s than hip | Infertility | Cramps |
---|---|---|---|---|
Late period | ||||
Pearson Correlation | .079 | .273** | .450** | .193** |
Sig. (2-tailed) | .097 | < .01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 |
N | 443 | 440 | 419 | 398 |
Hirsutism | ||||
Pearson Correlation | .241** | .301** | .082 | .003 |
Sig. (2-tailed) | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | .092 | .957 |
N | 453 | 448 | 426 | 400 |
Overweight | ||||
Pearson Correlation | − .013 | .222** | .225** | .079 |
Sig. (2-tailed) | .781 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | .112 |
N | 458 | 455 | 433 | 410 |
Very overweight | ||||
Pearson Correlation | .019 | .228** | .408** | .237** |
Sig. (2-tailed) | .690 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 |
N | 443 | 440 | 422 | 395 |
Blood sugar/insulin imbalance | ||||
Pearson Correlation | .112* | .225** | .691** | .222** |
Sig. (2-tailed) | .018 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 |
N | 449 | 448 | 426 | 402 |
Management of PCOS
Frequency | % | Missing | N | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oral contraceptive pill | 322 | 65.3 | 171 | 493 |
Pharmaceuticals: ovulation induction, anti-androgens hypoglycaemics etc | 309 | 62.7 | 184 | 493 |
Ovarian stimulation as part of an IVF cycle | 58 | 11.8 | 435 | 493 |
Surgery | 49 | 9.9 | 444 | 493 |
No medical treatment | 10 | 2 | 483 | 493 |
Lifestyle interventions
Diet
Exercise
Vigorous exercise duration | Moderate exercise less than 60 min | Moderate exercise more than 60 min | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Self-perceived achievement of goals | Pearson Correlation | .196** | .247** | − .006 |
Sig. (2-tailed) | .000 | .000 | .919 | |
N | 320 | 320 | 320 |