Table 4: The relationship between descriptive characteristic and Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale and Sexual Quality of Life-Female Questionnaire Score in women with fibrocystic breast disease (n = 40).

Characteristics Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale Sexual Quality of Life Score
Depression Anxiety Stress
M ± SD Test/p value M ± SD Test/p value M ± SD Test/p value M ± SD Test/p value
Age 23.05 ± 7.39 r = 0.208/p = 0.198 21.95 ± 8.07 r = 0.081/p = 0.618 22.90 ± 7.49 r = 0.108/p = 0.506 50.30 ± 9.47 r = -0.119/p = 0.465
Marital status
Married 21.95 ± 8.07 *None 23.05 ± 7.39 *None 22.90 ± 7.49 *None 50.30 ± 9.47 *None
Single - - - -
Working status
Yes 20.81 ± 7.63 Z = -0.817/p = 0.414 22.09 ± 7.25 Z = -0.572/p = 0.567 22.27 ± 7.21 Z = -0.218/p = 0.827 48.95 ± 8.98 Z = -0.899/p = 0.369
No 23.33 ± 8.60 24.22 ± 7.60 23.66 ± 7.97 51.94 ± 9.14
Smoking status
Current smoker 20.42 ± 7.11 KW = 4.367/p = 0.113 21.66 ± 7.07 KW = 2.904/p = 0.234 21.33 ± 7.18 KW = 2.976/p = 0.226 48.04 ± 9.84 KW = 3.698/p = 0.157
Ex-smoker 19.50 ± 10.52 22.16 ± 8.28 22.16 ± 7.16 50.83 ± 7.98
Never smoker 25.53 ± 7.79 25.69 ± 7.38 25.76 ± 7.86 53.69 ± 6.89
Menarche age 23.05 ± 7.39 r = -0.104/p = 0.523 21.95 ± 8.07 r = -0.083/p = 0.609 22.90 ± 7.49 r = -0.107/p = 0.511 50.30 ± 9.47 r = -0.024/p = 0.881
Birth status
Yes 22.81 ± 8.96 Z = -0.709/p = 0.478 23.51 ± 8.57 Z = -0.174/p = 0.862 23.85 ± 8.31 Z = -0.550/p = 0.582 50.55 ± 8.74 Z = -0.738/p = 0.461
No 20.58 ± 5.75 22.41 ± 4.10 21.08 ± 5.35 50.25 ± 11.56
Use of contraception
Yes 24.54 ± 8.80 Z = -2.241/p = 0.025** 24.70 ± 8.84 Z = -1.507/p = 0.132 24.95 ± 8.61 Z = -1.592/p = 0.111 52.16 ± 8.32 Z = -1.867/p = 0.062
No 18.06 ± 4.89 20.56 ± 3.36 19.81 ± 3.91 47.50 ± 9.63
Family history of breast disease
Yes 20.43 ± 6.62 Z = -0.761/p = 0.447 20.87 ± 7.08 Z = -1.328/p = 0.184 20.93 ± 6.71 Z = -1.301/p = 0.193 49.87 ± 7.90 Z = -0.083/p = 0.934
No 22.95 ± 8.91 24.50 ± 7.38 24.20 ± 7.84 50.58 ± 9.54
The duration of fibrocystic breast disease 23.05 ± 7.39 r = -0.522/p = 0.001** 21.95 ± 8.07 r = -0.540/p = 0.000** 22.90 ± 7.49 r = -0.487/p = 0.001** 50.30 ± 9.47 r = -0.395/p = 0.012**

*There was no comparison because of being a single woman; **p < 0.05.