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Moderation by ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) was examined.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Women with PCOS reported greater BI-distress than normative data, driven by elevated body mass index (BMI) and hirsutism. Poorer BI was linked to higher depression, anxiety, disordered eating, and reduced QoL. ROC-analyses identified self-classified weight scores (SW) \u2265 4.25 as the cut-off for depression and overweight preoccupation (OP) \u2265 2.88 for anxiety. In adjusted models, higher SW scores predicted nearly 5-fold greater depression risk, while elevated OP scores conferred a 4-fold higher anxiety risk and doubled disordered eating risk. Together with BMI, OP and SW predicted most PCOS-QoL domains, with the strongest effects in weight-related QoL. Socioeconomic deprivation amplified OP effects on disordered eating, while ethnicity showed minimal influence. Qualitative findings echoed these results, with weight gain, hirsutism, negative diagnostic experiences, and social withdrawal emerging as key distress drivers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>BI concerns are central to psychological morbidity and reduced QoL in PCOS. 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