11 April 2024: Clinical Research
Alexithymia and Quality of Life in Saudi Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Community-Based Study
Leen E. Alturki 1ABDE* , Gomanh M. Alofisan 1ABDEF , Layan K. Alsaif 1ABEF , Saja A. Alharbi 1ABDE , Nora M. Alturki 1ABE , Shekhah S. Aldahash 1ABDE , Razan J. Almutairi 1ABE , Zeinab A. Abd-Elhaleem 2DFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.943594
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943594
Table 3 Duration since PCOS diagnosis and corresponding alexithymia scores, categorized by TAS-20 scores.
| Factor | Category | n | % | TAS-20 | DIF | DDF | EOT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | ||||
| Duration since diagnosis (years) | 1–3 | 281 | 54 | 63.5 | 62.2–64.8 | 24.9 | 24.3–25.6 | 16.7 | 16.2–17.2 | 21.9 | 21.4–22.3 |
| 4–7 | 141 | 27 | 65.7 | 64.0–67.4 | 25.7 | 24.8–26.6 | 17.5 | 16.8–18.1 | 22.5 | 21.9–23.1 | |
| >7 | 96 | 19 | 62.1 | 60.0–64.2 | 24.3 | 23.1–25.5 | 16.2 | 15.4–17.1 | 21.6 | 20.9–22.3 | |
| PCOS – polycystic ovary syndrome; TAS-20 – Toronto Alexithymia Scale; DIF – difficulty identifying feelings; DDF – difficulty describing feelings; EOT – externally oriented thinking; SD – standard deviation. * | |||||||||||