Statistical analyses
Reliability of the Mal-PCOSQ was assessed by internal consistency using
Cronbach’s alpha. A value of >0.70 was considered
acceptable. Discriminant validity was assessed using known groups
comparison to test as whether Mal-PCSOQ were able to differentiate
between subgroups that differed in body hair, menstrual irregularities,
subfertility and BMI. To test for convergent validity, it was
hypothesized that there would be a strong correlation between emotional
disturbances domain of the Mal-PCOSQ with the role-emotional and mental
health domains of SF-36v2. Correlation value of >0.40 was
considered as good. For descriptive analyses, the mean, standard
deviation, minimum and maximum scores and skewness were calculated. All
statistical analyses of the study were conducted by SPSS 20.0
Windows(SPSS,Inc,USA) and significance level was set at 0.05.