Mood, anxiety and quality of life, counted
Evidence last assessed 2026-08-27.
In short
- What the research shows
- Of 326 Danish women, 66% reported anxiety symptoms and 70% lower quality of life.
- What it doesn't show
- One group in one country, answering for themselves; not a prognosis for you.
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What the evidence says
In a Danish cohort of 326 women, 66% reported anxiety symptoms, 41% depressive symptoms and 70% reduced quality of life. The most-reported symptoms were irregular cycles at 86%, weight difficulties at 73% and mood swings at 65%.
66% anxiety symptoms. 41% depressive symptoms. 70% reduced quality of life. Irregular cycles reported by 86%, weight difficulties by 73%, mood swings by 65%: the ordinary experience of the condition, counted in one cohort of 326 women.
What this does not show
This is one group of 326 women in one country, answering for themselves. Recruitment and healthcare shape the numbers, and another country's would differ. Numbers this high are still not everyone: without anxiety or weight struggles you are in the other 34% and 27%, not lucky or lying. These are how-common numbers, not destinies, and not a prognosis. Screening questionnaires count more people than a clinical diagnosis would. Neta holds the finding, not a verified full reference.
Sources, as Neta holds them
Abdelkarim V, Thapa S. Anxiety, depression, and lower quality of life among Danish women with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Eur J Public Health. 2022;32(Suppl 3):ckac131.500. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckac131.500 (Conference abstract.)
People compared with each other · 326 participants