Table 1. Baseline demographic features of premenstrual syndrome group and control group
BDI-21 score was higher in the PMS group compared to the controls with a significant difference (p<0.0001). Depression was found in 26.4% (78/286) of the participants. Of those with depression, 10.1% (29/78) had mild depression, 9.1% (26/78) had moderate depression, and 7.2% (23/78) had severe depression. 53.5% (46/86) of PMS group had depression, and depression was found to be significantly more prevelant in the PMS group compared to the controls (14.5%, p<0.0001). When the severity of depression was compared between the groups, it was found to be severe in 39.1% (18/46) of the PMS group and 6.9% (2/29) of the control group. The severity of depression was also significantly more prevelant in the PMS group than the controls (p=0.005).
54% (156/286) of the participant had Type D personality. The scores of the NA and SI subscales were higher in the PMS group than in the controls (p<0.0001 and p=0.04, respectively). In the PMS group, 83.7% (72/86) of patients had NA and 87.2% (75/86) had SI. NA and SI were significantly more prevalent in the PMS group than the control group (p<0.0001, and p=0.03, respectively). In the PMS group, 75.6% (65/86) had Type D personality, whereas 45.5% of the control group had Type D personality. Type D personality was also significantly more prevalent in the women with PMS compared to the women without PMS (p<0.0001). Comparison of Type D personality and depression scores and rates for the gorups are given in Table 2.