Objective:To explore the influence of anxiety on the quality of life and its associated factors in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Methods:PCOS patients were enrolled in this cross sectional study in Reproductive Endocrinology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University from May 2019 to January 2022. Anxiety and quality of life were scored for patients diagnosed with PCOS. All patients were divided into PCOS with or without anxiety group. The associated factors of PCOS complicated with anxiety were screened from clinical features, endocrine, ovarian reserve function and metabolic status by logistic analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC).Results:Totally 125 PCOS patients were enrolled, of whom 44 were complicated with anxiety. The scores for the quality of life in patients with PCOS and anxiety related to obesity (12.7±1.4 vs. 18.8±0.9, P<0.001), abnormal menstruation (17.9±0.9 vs. 23.2±0.6, P<0.001) and PCOS itself (28.3±1.6 vs. 35.0±0.9, P<0.001) were all lower than those in PCOS patients without anxiety. The body mass index (BMI) [(25.74±0.97) kg/m 2vs. (23.46±0.45) kg/m 2, P=0.038] and area of insulin under the curve (IAUC) [(2 844.28±303.61) pmol/L vs. (1 834.28±147.89) pmol/L, P=0.001] of PCOS patients with anxiety were all higher, while sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels [(33.29±6.21) nmol/L vs. (41.94±4.11) nmol/L, P=0.045] were lower than those without anxiety, and the differences were all statistically significant. Logistic regression analysis screened out the most relevant factor with anxiety in PCOS as IAUC ( OR=1.001, 95% Cl=1.000-1.001, P=0.021) and BMI ( OR=1.113, 95% CI=1.016-1.219, P=0.003). ROC analysis showed that IAUC was an associated factor for PCOS complicated with anxiety, and the area under the ROC curve were 0.701 ( P=0.020). Conclusion:The prevalence of anxiety in PCOS patients is higher than that in the general population. The quality of life is lower in PCOS patients with anxiety than those without. Anxiety may be closely related to weight gain and hyperinsulinemia/insulin resistance in PCOS patients.

Objective:To explore the influence of anxiety on the quality of life and its associated factors in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Methods:PCOS patients were enrolled in this cross sectional study in Reproductive Endocrinology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University from May 2019 to January 2022. Anxiety and quality of life were scored for patients diagnosed with PCOS. All patients were divided into PCOS with or without anxiety group. The associated factors of PCOS complicated with anxiety were screened from clinical features, endocrine, ovarian reserve function and metabolic status by logistic analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC).Results:Totally 125 PCOS patients were enrolled, of whom 44 were complicated with anxiety. The scores for the quality of life in patients with PCOS and anxiety related to obesity (12.7±1.4 vs. 18.8±0.9, P<0.001), abnormal menstruation (17.9±0.9 vs. 23.2±0.6, P<0.001) and PCOS itself (28.3±1.6 vs. 35.0±0.9, P<0.001) were all lower than those in PCOS patients without anxiety. The body mass index (BMI) [(25.74±0.97) kg/m 2vs. (23.46±0.45) kg/m 2, P=0.038] and area of insulin under the curve (IAUC) [(2 844.28±303.61) pmol/L vs. (1 834.28±147.89) pmol/L, P=0.001] of PCOS patients with anxiety were all higher, while sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels [(33.29±6.21) nmol/L vs. (41.94±4.11) nmol/L, P=0.045] were lower than those without anxiety, and the differences were all statistically significant. Logistic regression analysis screened out the most relevant factor with anxiety in PCOS as IAUC ( OR=1.001, 95% Cl=1.000-1.001, P=0.021) and BMI ( OR=1.113, 95% CI=1.016-1.219, P=0.003). ROC analysis showed that IAUC was an associated factor for PCOS complicated with anxiety, and the area under the ROC curve were 0.701 ( P=0.020). Conclusion:The prevalence of anxiety in PCOS patients is higher than that in the general population. The quality of life is lower in PCOS patients with anxiety than those without. Anxiety may be closely related to weight gain and hyperinsulinemia/insulin resistance in PCOS patients.