Table 1

Demographic characteristics of participants

Variable	Categories	Mean (SD)	Frequency (N)	Percentage
Age		25.56 (4.01)
BMI		25.68 (5.24)
WC		84.17 (9.43)
Residence	City		198	54.09
Residence	Countryside		168	45.90
Marital status	Single		196	53.55
	Married		140	38.25
	Widowed/divorced		30	28.19
Education	Elementary		52	14.21
	Middle school		78	21.31
	High school		68	18.58
	College		168	45.91
Occupation	Employed		111	30.33
	Unemployed		98	26.78
	Student		87	23.77
	Other		70	119.13
Duration of PCOS	<1 year		163	44.54
	1–3 years		125	34.15
	4–6 years		68	18.58
	>7 years		10	2.73
Desire for pregnancy	Yes		177	48.36
Desire for pregnancy	No		189	51.64
SDS		51.32 (7.24)
SAS		50.54 (7.82)
Self-efficacy scale		6.18 (3.59)

BMI, body mass index; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; SAS, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale; SDS, Self-Rating Depression Scale; WC, waist circumference.