Table 4 Association between menstrual cycle characteristics, clinical skills and tests’ score

Age (mean)

23.4

22.9

0.236

22.9

23.2

0.343

Are you sexually active?

 NO

38 (30.6%)

50 (29.6%)

52 (30.4%)

36 (29.5%)

 YES

86 (69.4%)

119 (70.4%)

0.845

119 (69.6%)

86 (70.5%)

0.487

Have you noticed any changes in your menstrual rhythm in the last year, from pandemic?

 NONE

 INCREASE OF INTERVAL

80 (64.5%)

27 (21.8%)

103 (60.9%)

46 (27.2%)

121 (70.8%)

32 (18.7%)

62 (50.8%)

41 (33.6%)

 DECREASE OF INTERVAL

17 (13.7%)

20 (11.8%)

0.550

18 (10.5%)

19 (15.6%)

0.02*

How often have you had your period in the last year, from pandemic?

 21–35 GG

> 35

110 (88.7%)

11 (8.9%)

130 (88.8%)

18 (10.7%)

162 (94.7%)

9 (5.3%)

98 (80.3%)

20 (16.4%)

< 21

3 (2.4%)

1 (0.6%)

0.372

0

4 (3.3%)

< 0.001*

Have you had bouts of amenorrhea in the last year, from pandemic?

 NO

118 (95.2%)

152 (89.9%)

164 (95.9%)

106 (86.9%)

 YES

6 (4.8%)

17 (10.1%)

0.101

7 (4.1%)

16 (13.1%)

0.005*

Do you suffer from dysmenorrhea?

 NO

 YES, IT HAS INCREASED IN THE LAST YEAR, FROM PANDEMIC

 YES, IT HAS DECREASED IN THE LAST YEAR, FROM PANDEMIC

72 (58.1%)

12 (9.7%)

5 (4%)

113 (66.9%)

25 (14.8%)

7 (4.1%)

116 (67.8%)

16 (9.4%)

6 (3.5%)

69 (56.6%)

21 (17.2%)

6 (4.9%)

 NO ALTERATION IN THE LAST YEAR, FROM PANDEMIC

35 (28.2%)

24 (14.2%)

0.025

33 (19.3%)

26 (21.3%)

0.145

How do you consider the amount of your menstrual cycle?

 NORMAL

 ABUNDANT

78 (62.9%)

33 (26.6%)

97 (57.4%)

45 (26.6%)

104 (60.8%)

47 (27.5%)

71 (59.7%)

31 (25.4%)

 RARE

13 (10.5%)

27 (16%)

0.378

20 (11.7%)

20 (16.4%)

0.510

Have you noticed any changes in the amount of your menstrual cycle in the last year. from pandemic?

 NORMAL

 ABUNDANT

88 (71%)

14 (11.3%)

101 (59.8%)

28 (16.6%)

123 (71.9%)

23 (13.5%)

66 (54.1%)

19 (15.6%)

 RARE

22 (17.7%)

40 (23.7%)

0.137

25 (14.6%)

37 (30.3%)

0.002*

Have you noticed any changes in your body weight in the last year, from pandemic?

 NO

 INCREASE

49 (39.5%)

45 (36.3%)

83 (49.1%)

41 (24.3%)

83 (48.5%)

51 (29.8%)

49 (40.2%)

35 (28.7%)

 DECREASE

30 (24.2%)

45 (26.6%)

0.076

37 (21.6%)

38 (31.1%)

0.161

Have you noticed the onset of premenstrual syndrome in the last year, from pandemic?

 NO

54 (43.5%)

84 (49.7%)

84 (49.1%)

54 (44.3%)

 YES

70 (56.5%)

85 (50.3%)

0.297

87 (50.9%)

68 (55.7%)

0.241

Have you changed your physical activity in the last year, from pandemic?

 NO

 INCREASE

29 (23.4%)

27 (21.8%)

43 (25.4%)

52 (30.8%)

49 (28.7%)

41 (24%)

23 (18.9%)

18 (31.1%)

 DECREASE

68 (54.8%)

74 (43.8%)

0.131

81 (47.4%)

61 (50%)

0.120