ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: In the present study, we aimed to compare temperament and character traits between patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and age-body mass index-matched healthy controls (HC). We hypothesized that patient with PCOS would differ in terms of temperament and character traits compared with HCs.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Fifty patients who were diagnosed with PCOS and 42 age-body mass index-matched healthy controls (HC) were included in the study. The groups were compared in terms of temperament and character traits and anxiety status with the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-1 and STAI-2).

FINDINGS: There was a statistically significant difference between patient and the control group in terms of cooperativeness dimension (t = −2.81; p = 0.006). It was a lower mean in the PCOS group (20.98$\pm$ 2.992). In addition, scores of STAI-1 and STAI-2 were significantly higher in the PCOS group compared with the HC group (respectively; t = 5.70; p < 0.001; t = 2.12; p = 0.037). The score of cooperativeness and multivariate analysis of variance was found to be significantly lower in the PCOS group.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with PCOS had significant a different character trait such as lower cooperativeness compared with HC. Additionally, we found that this different character dimension would be a trait in PCOS after covariant analysis. We suggest that our result supported the psychiatric background of PCOS.

摘要

目的：本研究旨在比较多囊卵巢综合征（PCOS）和年龄体重指数匹配的健康对照（HC）患者的气质和性格特征。我们假设PCOS患者与HCs相比在气质和性格特征方面会有所不同。

材料与方法：本研究纳入了50例被诊断为PCOS的患者和42例年龄体重指数匹配的健康对照（HC）。根据气质，性格特征和焦虑状况，将这些组与气质和性格量表（TCI）和状态-特质焦虑量表（STAI-1和STAI-2）进行比较。

结果：就合作性维度而言，患者和对照组之间存在统计学差异（t  = -2.81；p  = 0.006）。在PCOS组中该平均值较低（20.98$\pm$2.992）。此外，PCOS组的STAI-1和STAI-2得分明显高于HC组（分别为t  = 5.70；p  <0.001；t  = 2.12；p  = 0.037）。在PCOS组中，合作性得分和方差的多变量分析被认为明显较低。

结论：与HC相比，PCOS患者具有明显不同的性格特征，例如较低的合作性。此外，我们发现在协变量分析之后，这种不同的字符维度将是PCOS的特征。我们建议我们的结果支持PCOS的精神病学背景。