11 April 2024 : Clinical Research
Alexithymia and Quality of Life in Saudi Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Community-Based Study
Leen E. Alturki
1ABDE*, Gomanh M. Alofisan 1ABDEF, Layan K. Alsaif 1ABEF, Saja A. Alharbi 1ABDE, Nora M. Alturki 1ABE, Shekhah S. Aldahash 1ABDE, Razan J. Almutairi 1ABE, Zeinab A. Abd-Elhaleem 2DF
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943594
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943594
Table 1 TAS-20 scores of participants with PCOS (N=518).
| Factor | Level | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexithymia | No alexithymia | 68 | 13.1 |
| Possible alexithymia | 130 | 25.1 | |
| Alexithymia present | 320 | 61.8 | |
| Total | 518 | 100.0 | |
| Patients’ distribution based on the TAS-20 into 3 categories: alexithymic, possibly alexithymic, and non-alexithymic. TAS-20 – Toronto Alexithymia Scale; PCOS – polycystic ovary syndrome. | |||