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Table 3 Distribution of Sociodemographic variables among females with and without PCOS

From: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome prevalence and associated sociodemographic risk factors: a study among young adults in Delhi NCR, India

 

Non PCOS

PCOS

Sig

Count (Row N%)

Count (Row N%)

Age (years)

Below 20

559(87.60)

79(12.40)

0.000*

20 & above

403(76.60)

123(23.40)

Religion

Hindu

826(83.90)

158(16.10)

0.063

Muslim

85(76.60)

26(23.40)

Christian

24(75.00)

8(25.00)

Sikh

9(64.30)

5(35.70)

Jain/Buddhist/Not disclosed

18(78.20)

5(21.80)

Category

General (UR)

544(80.10)

135(19.90)

0.013*

Other Backward Class (OBC)

202(88.20)

27(11.80)

Scheduled Caste (SC)

98(88.30)

13(11.70)

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

22(78.60)

6(21.40)

Occupation

Student

957(82.60)

201(17.40)

0.687

Employed

3(75.00)

1(25.00)

Education

Undergraduate (UG)

815(84.00)

155(16.00)

0.005*

Post Graduate and above

147(75.80)

47(24.20)

Region from where parents or grandparents originated

North

628(84.00)

120(16.00)

0.024*

Central

22(91.70)

2(8.30)

South

47(77.00)

14(23.00)

West

4(100.00)

0(0.00)

East

151(79.90)

38(20.10)

Northeast

30(76.90)

9(23.10)

Immigrants

26(65.00)

14(35.00)

Family Type

Joint

187(83.90)

52(16.10)

0.043*

Nuclear

697(78.20)

134(21.80)

Mother Education

UG and above

392(77.30)

115(22.70)

0.000*

School level education

380(87.90)

52(12.10)

Illiterate

57(86.40)

9(13.60)

Father Education

UG and above

455(79.60)

116(20.40)

0.01*

School level education

339(86.70)

52(13.30)

Illiterate

17(73.90)

6(26.10)

Socio Economic Status

Upper class

213(75.80)

68(24.20)

0.000*

Upper Middle

348(80.40)

85(19.60)

Lower Middle

186(91.60)

17(8.40)

Lower

125(86.20)

20(13.80)

  1. UR Unreserved
  2. *Significance is shown by p value is < 0.05