Type of HRQoL impairment
The distribution of scores for Mal-PCOSQ and SF-36 are listed in Table 4. The lowest scores for Mal-PCOSQ were reported in the weight (3.74) and infertility (3.41) domains indicating worse health in these domains. Body hair (5.42) was the least concerning issue. For SF-36v2, the mental component summary (44.83) and physical component summary (50.15) were both rated low. The highest mean score was seen in physical function (78.51) while vitality (55.75) and general health (57.42) were scored the lowest. The percentage of women who scored at lowest level (i.e. floor effect) and at highest level (i.e. ceiling effect) was small.