Table 1 Characteristics of study participants at Survey 6 (age 34–39 years) by PCOS status
Characteristics | Level | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whole group | PCOS | non-PCOS | |||
N | 8009 | 662 | 7326 | ||
Age, mean (SD) | 36.7 (1.48) | 36.6 (1.43) | 36.8 (1.48) | 0.001 | |
BMI, mean (SD) | 26.4 (6.30) | 29.2 (7.86) | 26.2 (6.07) | <0.001 | |
Educational qualification | Year 12 or less | 1421 (17.7) | 106 (16.0) | 1308 (17.9) | 0.42 |
Trade or certificate | 2171 (27.1) | 194 (29.3) | 1973 (26.9) | ||
University/post-graduate | 4267 (53.3) | 352 (53.2) | 3910 (53.4) | ||
Missing | 150 (1.87) | 10 (1.51) | 135 (1.84) | ||
SEIFA mean (SD) | 1015.1 (95.7) | 1020.4 (98.3) | 1014.6 (95.3) | 0.14 | |
Country of birth | Asian | 117 (1.46) | 14 (2.11) | 103 (1.41) | 0.15 |
Australia/Other | 7840 (97.9) | 644 (97.3) | 7175 (97.9) | ||
Missing | 52 (0.65) | 4 (0.60) | 48 (0.66) | ||
Smoking status | Non-smoker | 4854 (60.6) | 415 (62.7) | 4432 (60.5) | 0.36 |
Past smoker | 2167 (27.1) | 180 (27.2) | 1980 (27.0) | ||
Current smoker | 928 (11.6) | 63 (9.52) | 862 (11.8) | ||
Missing | 60 (0.75) | 4 (0.60) | 52 (0.71) | ||
Prevalence of GDM | 460/5802 (7.93) | 63/448 (14.1) | 396/5339 (7.42) | <0.001 | |
Prevalence of PCOS | 662/7988 (8.29) |