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Table 1 Demographics comparison between participants with usable responses to the open-ended question and participants without usable responses

From: What women say about their dysmenorrhea: a qualitative thematic analysis

 

Participants with usable responses (N = 225)

Participants without usable responses (N = 537)

 

United States Census Data (%) [36]

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

p *

 

Age, years

34.8 (6.7)

33.8 (6.4)

0.09

 

Dysmenorrhea symptom severity

(0 “not severe at all” -10 “extremely severe”)

6.7 (2.2)

6.0 (2.1)

< 0.01

 
 

n (%)

n (%)

p **

 

Hispanic Ethnicity

26 (11.6)

52 (9.7)

0.44

17.6

Race

 Asian/Pacific Islander

12 (5.3)

33 (6.2)

0.66

5.6

 Black/African American

29 (12.9)

79 (14.7)

0.51

13.3

 White/Caucasian

166 (73.8)

410 (76.4)

0.45

77.1

 Native American

7 (3.1)

8 (1.5)

0.16

1.2

Bachelor’s degree or above

82 (36.4)

215 (40.0)

0.35

29.3

Had diagnosed with conditions related to secondary dysmenorrhea

49 (27.8)

88 (16.4)

0.08

 

 Uterine Fibroids

22 (9.8)

37 (6.9)

0.17

 

 Endometriosis

12 (5.3)

31 (5.8)

0.81

 

 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

11 (4.9)

15 (2.5)

0.14

 

 Others

8 (3.6)

19 (3.6)

0.99

 

Insured

195 (86.7)

457 (85.1)

0.65

 

Grew up in the United States

210 (93.3)

522 (97.2)

0.01

 

Diagnosed with a condition related to secondary dysmenorrhea

50 (22.2)

87 (16.2)

.05

 

Used Medications for Dysmenorrhea in the Last 6 Months

172 (76.4)

385 (71.7)

0.18

 
  1. *Based on independent samples t-test comparison between participants with and without usable responses
  2. ** Based on χ 2 tests between participants with and without usable responses