Table 1 The demographic features, treatment history and psychological results of patients with MRKH syndrome
Variables | All patients with MRKH syndrome (n = 141) | Depressive symptoms | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Depressive group (n = 48) | Non-depressive group (n = 93) | P value | ||
Age | 25.78 ± 4.62 | 25.23 ± 4.08 | 26.06 ± 4.88 | 0.311 |
Years since diagnosis | 7.72 ± 4.50 | 7.35 ± 3.77 | 7.91 ± 4.84 | 0.725 |
Religious belief | 0.663 | |||
Yes | 14 (9.9%) | 6 | 8 | |
No | 127 (90.1%) | 42 | 85 | |
Residence | 0.407 | |||
Urban | 86 (61.0%) | 27 | 59 | |
Rural | 55 (39.0%) | 21 | 34 | |
Offspring | 0.521 | |||
Yes (Adoption or surrogacy) | 3 (2.1%) | 0 | 3 | |
No | 138 (98.1%) | 48 | 90 | |
Family relationship | 0.085 | |||
Good | 114 (80.9%) | 35 | 79 | |
Average | 27 (19.1%) | 13 | 14 | |
Support from family after diagnosis | 0.374 | |||
Yes | 127 (90.1%) | 43 | 84 | |
No | 14 (9.9%) | 5 | 9 | |
Educational level | 0.043* | |||
≤ Secondary school | 38 (27.0%) | 18 | 20 | |
≥ College | 103 (73.0%) | 30 | 73 | |
Marital status | 0.226 | |||
Single | 111 (78.7%) | 35 | 76 | |
Married | 30 (21.3%) | 13 | 17 | |
Sexual partner | 0.768 | |||
Yes | 70 (49.6%) | 23 | 47 | |
No | 71 (50.4%) | 25 | 46 | |
Treatment | 0.748 | |||
Yes | 108 (76.6%) | 36 | 72 | |
No | 33 (23.4%) | 12 | 21 | |
Positive self-evaluation on femininity | < 0.001* | |||
Yes | 91 (64.5%) | 21 | 70 | |
No | 50 (35.5%) | 27 | 23 | |
Plan about offspring | 0.620 | |||
Yes | 112 (79.4%) | 37 | 75 | |
No | 29 (20.6%) | 11 | 18 | |
Female sexual dysfunction | < 0.001* | |||
Yes | 28 (19.8%) | 18 | 10 | |
No | 42 (29.8%) | 7 | 35 | |
Not sexually active | 71 (50.4%) | 25 | 46 | |
EPQ-RSC | ||||
EPQ-P | 49.21 ± 8.84 | 51.85 ± 8.56 | 48.02 ± 8.72 | 0.016* |
EPQ-E | 49.49 ± 11.25 | 45.34 ± 11.87 | 51.58 ± 10.32 | 0.005* |
EPQ-N | 59.39 ± 11.58 | 68.88 ± 6.49 | 54.77 ± 10.70 | < 0.001* |
EPQ-L | 50.47 ± 9.46 | 49.31 ± 8.76 | 51.13 ± 9.56 | 0.134 |