Effect of Acupressure on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 3

Comparison of clinical symptoms, total testosterone, and HRQOL of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome within study groups.

Variables			Time	Before	After	value
				M ± SD	M ± SD
Clinical symptoms		Acne	Intervention	7.3 ± 2.9	5.3 ± 1.9	0.001
			Control	6.7 ± 2.1	6.4 ± 2.1	0.32
		Hirsutism	Intervention	8.3 ± 3	5.8 ± 1.5	0.001
			Control	8 ± 1.9	7.6 ± 2.4	0.36
		Alopecia	Intervention	1.7 ± 0.7	1.3 ± 0.5	0.001
			Control	1.6 ± 0.7	1.6 ± 0.7	0.88
Total testosterone (Ng/DL)			Intervention	4.3 ± 1.1	2.7 ± 0.6	0.001
			Control	4.1 ± 0.8	3.8 ± 1,	0.14
HRQOL			Intervention	107.5 ± 5.8	120.6 ± 5.5	0.001
			Control	107.1 ± 5.6	108.3 ± 4.4	0.27
Domains of HRQOL	Emotional disturbance		Intervention	24.3 ± 3.4	26.3 ± 2.2	0.002
			Control	25.2 ± 2.8	24.3 ± 2.8	0.15
	Weight		Intervention	21.5 ± 2.2	22.7 ± 2.3	0.02
			Control	21.3 ± 2.1	21.1 ± 2.1	0.68
	Infertility		Intervention	10.4 ± 1.4	12.2 ± 1.8	0.001
			Control	10.2 ± 1.7	10.8 ± 1.7	0.07
	Menstrual disturbance		Intervention	18.2 ± 2.1	21.4 ± 3.3	0.001
			Control	17.5 ± 2.8	18.2 ± 2.5	0.17
	Hirsutism		Intervention	18.5 ± 2.6	21.6 ± 2.7	0.001
			Control	18.5 ± 3.3	19.3 ± 3.1	0.18
	Acne		Intervention	14.5 ± 2.1	16.4 ± 2.3	0.001
			Control	14.5 ± 2.2	14.7 ± 2.1	0.68

Based on pair t-test, M ± SD = mean ± standard deviation.