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
|