Self-acceptance in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: Associations with social anxiety and social support

Table 1 General information of polycystic ovary syndrome patients (n = 366)

Variable	Category	n (%)	Self-acceptance score (total)
Age (years)	< 25	131 (35.79)	41.85 ± 7.49
	25-35	196 (53.55)	41.10 ± 7.35
	> 35	39 (10.66)	40 (38.5, 43)
Ethnicity (Han)	No	19 (5.19)	37 (34.5, 40)
	Yes	347 (94.81)	41.60 ± 7.28
Religion	None	152 (41.53)	42.34 ± 6.16
	Yes	214 (58.47)	40.72 ± 7.96
Residence	Rural	221 (60.38)	41.88 ± 7.77
	Urban	145 (39.62)	40.65 ± 6.48
Education	Primary school or below	6 (1.64)	40 (40, 41)
	Junior high school	41 (11.20)	39.63 ± 5.71
	Senior high school/vocational	51 (13.93)	39.22 ± 6.69
	College or above	268 (73.22)	42.12 ± 7.58
Marital status	Unmarried	159 (43.44)	41.78 ± 6.85
	Married/divorced/widowed	207 (56.56)	41.10 ± 7.63
Occupation	Farmer	18 (4.92)	40 (33, 41)
	Service/manual labor	33 (9.02)	39.85 ± 5.94
	Company employee	80 (21.86)	43.61 ± 7.72
	Institution employee	48 (13.11)	41.40 ± 7.65
	Freelancer	74 (20.22)	41.36 ± 7.10
	Student	74 (20.22)	42.65 ± 7.19
	Other	39 (10.66)	37.85 ± 6.45
Monthly income (CNY)	< 3000	24 (6.56)	39.04 ± 5.47
	3000-5999	195 (53.28)	40.41 ± 6.81
	6000-9999	108 (29.51)	42.78 ± 7.98
	≥ 10000	39 (10.66)	43.92 ± 7.55
Only child	No	204 (55.74)	42.18 ± 7.11
	Yes	162 (44.26)	40.41 ± 7.44
Has children	No	189 (51.64)	42.19 ± 6.95
	Yes	177 (48.36)	40.55 ± 7.59
Desire for more children	No	191 (52.19)	40.93 ± 7.62
	Yes	175 (47.81)	41.90 ± 6.92
Family history (PCOS)	No	151 (41.26)	41.93 ± 6.22
	Yes	215 (58.74)	41.01 ± 7.97
Disease duration (years)	0-1	163 (44.54)	41.71 ± 7.59
	1-5	153 (41.80)	41.27 ± 7.31
	> 5	50 (13.66)	40.72 ± 6.33
Treatment duration (years)	0-1	298 (81.42)	41.64 ± 7.28
	1-3	58 (15.85)	40.64 ± 7.83
	> 3	10 (2.73)	38.50 ± 3.03
Number of appearance manifestations	1	86 (23.50)	43.38 ± 6.94
	2	107 (29.23)	41.50 ± 6.24
	3	103 (28.14)	42.08 ± 7.27
	4	51 (13.93)	38.61 ± 7.97
	5	9 (2.46)	36.22 ± 10.29
	6	10 (2.73)	34.90 ± 6.47

PCOS: Polycystic ovary syndrome.