Control group (n=200) PMS group (n=86) p value
Age (years) 21.3 ± 2.2 21.17 ± 2.07 0.1
BMI (kg/m2) 21.67 ± 3.01 21.46 ± 2.85 0.3
Age at menarche (years) 12.92 ± 1.09 12.6 ± 1.07 0.05
Duration of cycle (days) 28 ± 1.23 29 ± 2.1 0.6
Duration of menstruation (days) 5.79 ± 1.21 5.98 ± 1.22 0.7
Volume of menstrual bleeding (pad/day)
3.16 ± 1.25
3.55 ± 1.31
0.01*
Menstrual irregularity (n, %) 16/200 (8%) 8/86 (9.3%) 0.8
Dysmenore (n, %) 157/200 (78.5%) 78/86 (90.7%) 0.01*
Habits (n,%) Smoking Alcohol use 21 (10.5%) 30 (15%) 8 (9.3%) 9 (10.5%) 0.7 0.3
Sportic activity (n,%) (≥3 days per week) 75 (%37.5) 32 (%37.2) 0.9
Requirement of analgesic (n, %) 91 (45.5%) 52 (60.5%) 0.02*
Type of analgesic use (n, %) Nonsteroid antiinflamatuar drug Antispasmotic 77/91 (84.6%) 14/91 (15.4%) 4/52 (82.7%) 9%52 (17.3%)
0.8
Duration of analgesic use (day) 2 day (before mens and day 1) 1 day (day 1) During menstruation 3/91 (3.3%) 80/91 (87.9%) 8/91 (8.8%) 3/52 (5.8%) 46/52 (88.5%) 3/52 (5.8%)
0.6
The number of analgesic use (n)
1.98 ± 1.35
2.36 ± 2.83
0.2
Use of herbal medicine (n, %) 27 (13.5%) 19 (22.1%) 0.07
Use of traditional method (n, %) 77/200 (38.5%) 45/86 (52.3%) 0.03*
Type of traditional method used (n, %) Heat Coffee 76/77 (98.7%) 1/77 (1.3%) 45 (100%) 0
1