Associations and differences of HPLP-II mean scores with demographic variables (N=366)
| Variable | Categories | Health responsibility | Nutrition | Interpersonal relations | Spiritual growth | Stress management | Physical activity | Total HPLP score |
| Residence | City | 13.58 (3.39) | 14.93 (4.60) | 16.31 (5.35) | 16.94 (5.07) | 14.72 (4.34) | 12.45 (2.51) | 88.89 (18.08) |
| Countryside | 14.33 (3.29) | 14.48 (3.56) | 17.32 (5.23) | 16.85 (4.91) | 14.65 (4.02) | 12.82 (2.87) | 90.43 (16.38) | |
| P value | 0.165* | 0.444* | 0.846* | 0.914* | 0.918* | 0.371* | 0.429§ | |
| Marital status | Single | 13.63 (3.58) | 13.34 (4.14) | 16.49 (5.25) | 16.89 (4.94) | 14.69 (4.33) | 12.51 (2.57) | 87.65 (17.09) |
| Married | 14.26 (3.02) | 16.25 (4.42) | 17.09 (5.55) | 16.82 (5.09) | 14.79 (4.13) | 15.61 (2.76) | 94.82 (18.21) | |
| Widowed/divorced | 13 (2.94) | 12.25 (6.70) | 14.50 (2.38) | 18.75 (6.29) | 13.25 (2.22) | 11.14 (2.16) | 82.89 (20.30) | |
| P value | 0.449† | 0.012† | 0.558† | 0.757† | 0.781† | 0.038‡ | 0.013† | |
| Education | Elementary | 13.58 (3.15) | 10.32 (4.27) | 16.44 (5.10) | 17.23 (5.29) | 14.73 (3.93) | 10.27 (2.58) | 82.57 (15.30) |
| Middle school | 14.04 (3.16) | 11.48 (3.86) | 17.36 (5.51) | 17.44 (5.26) | 13.48 (5.05) | 11.60 (2.84) | 85.10 (15.16) | |
| High school | 14 (3.14) | 12.79 (3.42) | 16.57 (4.86) | 17.50 (6.01) | 14.64 (4.36) | 12.85 (2.57) | 88.35 (20.29) | |
| College | 15.90 (3.64) | 17.52 (4.08) | 16.60 (5.51) | 16.46 (4.62) | 15.04 (4.27) | 15.69 (2.65) | 97.21 (18.00) | |
| P value | 0.924‡ | 0.043† | 0.913† | 0.721† | 0.449† | 0.011† | 0.036† | |
| Occupation | Employed | 13.83 (3.55) | 14.94 (4.35) | 16.72 (5.40) | 16.50 (4.56) | 14.55 (4.10) | 12.83 (2.28) | 89.38 (16.94) |
| Unemployed | 13.95 (3.14) | 15 (4.71) | 16.60 (5.52) | 16.85 (5.36) | 14.80 (5.00) | 12.75 (2.63) | 89.95 (18.14) | |
| Student | 13.62 (3.77) | 14.98 (3.94) | 16.93 (5.91) | 17.24 (5.29) | 14.98 (4.19) | 12.76 (3.15) | 90.50 (19.41) | |
| Other | 14.00 (2.98) | 14.24 (4.06) | 16.40 (4.71) | 17.12 (5.22) | 14.58 (4.14) | 12.08 (2.54) | 88.42 (16.54) | |
| P value | 0.958† | 0.656‡ | 0.972† | 0.884† | 0.96† | 0.46† | 0.953† | |
| Duration of PCOS | <1 year | 13.65 (3.27) | 14.16 (4.22) | 16.62 (5.25) | 17.06 (5.33) | 14.71 (4.06) | 12.68 (2.74) | 88.88 (17.27) |
| 1–3 years | 14.54 (3.62) | 17.83 (4.51) | 16.48 (5.37) | 16.23 (4.67) | 14.31 (4.16) | 15.40 (2.47) | 94.79 (17.72) | |
| 4–6 years | 12.67 (2.81) | 13.83 (4.17) | 16.67 (5.96) | 17.83 (3.25) | 15.67 (4.76) | 10.83 (2.56) | 87.50 (19.35) | |
| >7 years | 11.75 (2.63) | 13.12 (2.31) | 16.25 (6.02) | 18.00 (3.83) | 17.75 (7.93) | 9.14 (2.58) | 86.01 (21.70) | |
| P value | 0.185† | 0.028‡ | 0.599† | 0.428† | 0.416† | 0.042† | 0.011‡ | |
| Yes | 13.72 (3.26) | 14.61 (3.49) | 16.97 (5.22) | 16.89 (5.05) | 14.62 (4.21) | 15.29 (2.48) | 92.10 (17.35) | |
| Desire for pregnancy | No | 15.99 (3.53) | 11.93 (4.05) | 16.27 (5.43) | 16.92 (4.97) | 15.79 (4.25) | 10.93 (2.78) | 87.83 (17.71) |
| P value | 0.614* | 0.22* | 0.393* | 0.972* | 0.747§ | 0.024§ | 0.017§ |
*T.
†F.
‡Kruskal-Wallis test.
§Mann-Whitney U test.
HPLP-II, Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome.