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Table 4 Socio-behavioral categories (max possible scores) by group and between-group comparisons.

From: Female social and sexual interest across the menstrual cycle: the roles of pain, sleep and hormones

Behavior

Time

Control Group

OC Group

Between-Group

  

Mean

SD

Range

Mean

SD

Range

F-value

p-value

Physical Discomfort (36)

Follicular

13.85

10.36

0-33

13.80

7.19

3-29

0.08

0.78

 

Mid-Cycle

2.35

6.34

0-27

2.75

4.29

0-13

  
 

Luteal

2.90

7.85

0-33

4.00

6.16

0-20

  

Exercise (hr/day)

Follicular

0.83

1.23

0-4

1.60

2.43

0-8

2.09

0.16

 

Mid-Cycle

0.63

0.65

0-2

0.85

0.84

0-2

  
 

Luteal

0.80

1.11

0-4

1.38

1.74

0-5

  

Sleep Disturbance (20)

Follicular

9.20

4.56

1-18

7.60

3.42

2-13

2.58

0.12

 

Mid-Cycle

5.60

4.39

0-16

4.20

3.12

0-13

  
 

Luteal

5.75

5.07

0-19

3.60

3.02

0-9

  

General Attraction (4)

Follicular

1.50

1.24

0-4

2.60

1.43

0-4

18.15

<0.001

 

Mid-Cycle

1.78

1.15

0-4

2.79

1.06

0-4

  
 

Luteal

1.31

0.96

0-3

2.68

0.92

1-4

  

Social Attraction (16)

Follicular

11.15

3.28

5-16

13.40

2.39

9-16

7.92

<0.01

 

Mid-Cycle

11.25

3.49

2-16

13.40

1.79

8-16

  
 

Luteal

12.00

2.43

8-16

13.30

2.36

7-16

  

Physical Attraction (12)

Follicular

6.95

3.44

2-12

9.95

2.37

4-12

5.83

0.02

 

Mid-Cycle

7.95

3.79

1-12

9.50

3.03

0-12

  
 

Luteal

7.00

4.36

0-12

9.10

3.11

0-12

  

Task-oriented Attraction (12)

Follicular

7.50

2.37

2-10

8.30

2.25

3-12

1.83

0.18

 

Mid-Cycle

7.35

2.92

1-12

8.65

2.39

4-12

  
 

Luteal

7.65

2.92

1-11

8.35

2.68

3-12

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