Table 6 Impact and Association between dysmenorrhea and clinical and demographic characteristics of patients
From: Prevalence of dysmenorrhea among reproductive age group in Saudi Women
Characteristics | Description | Primary dysmenorrhea (n = 1107) | Secondary dysmenorrhea (n = 92) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Mean ± SD | 27.46 ± 7.65 | 27.95 ± 7.48 | 0.548 |
Age group | < 30 | 775 (70.0%) | 57 (62.0%) | 0.228 |
30–40 | 232 (21.0%) | 26 (28.3%) |  | |
 > 40 | 100 (9.0%) | 9 (9.8%) |  | |
Marital status | Single | 729 (65.9%) | 63 (68.5%) | 0.577 |
Married | 342 (30.9%) | 25 (27.2%) | Â | |
Widow | 7 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | Â | |
Divorced | 29 (2.6%) | 4 (4.3%) | Â | |
Diabetes mellitus | Yes | 9 (0.8%) | 1 (1.1%) | 0.781 |
No | 1098 (99.2%) | 91 (98.9%) | Â | |
IBS | Yes | 29 (2.6%) | 3 (3.3%) | 0.714 |
No | 1078 (97.4%) | 89 (96.7%) | Â | |
Schizophrenia | Yes | 2 (0.2%) | 1 (1.1%) | 0.095 |
No | 1105 (99.8%) | 91 (98.9%) | Â | |
Obsessive–compulsive disorder | Yes | 1 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.773 |
No | 1106 (99.9%) | 92 (100.0%) | Â | |
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | Yes | 3 (0.3%) | 2 (2.2%) | 0.006* |
No | 1104 (99.7%) | 90 (97.8%) | Â | |
Depression | Yes | 33 (3.0%) | 2 (2.2%) | 0.659 |
No | 1074 (97.0%) | 90 (97.8%) | Â | |
Stress | Yes | 25 (2.3%) | 2 (2.2%) | 0.958 |
No | 1082 (97.7%) | 90 (97.8%) | Â | |
Migraine | Yes | 8 (0.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.413 |
No | 1099 (99.3%) | 92 (100.0%) | Â | |
More than one medical or psychological illness right now | Yes | 69 (6.2%) | 12 (13.0%) | 0.012* |
No | 1038 (93.8%) | 80 (87.0%) | Â | |
Regularity of menstrual cycle | Not regular | 241 (21.8%) | 55 (59.8%) | < 0.001* |
Regular | 866 (78.2%) | 37 (40.2%) | Â | |
Duration of menstrual cycle in the last 12 months (number of days from first day of menstrual cycle to the first day of the next menstrual cycle) | Less than 21 days between the cycle | 92 (8.3%) | 11 (12.0%) | < 0.001* |
Between 21 and 35Â days | 865 (78.1%) | 42 (45.7%) | Â | |
More than 35Â days between the cycle | 92 (8.3%) | 21 (22.8%) | Â | |
Irregular bleeding (intermenstrual bleeding) between the cycle | 58 (5.2%) | 18 (19.6%) | Â | |
The duration of the menstrual flow | 2Â days or less | 90 (8.1%) | 8 (8.7%) | *0.002 |
3–7 days | 914 (82.6%) | 65 (70.7%) |  | |
8Â days or more | 103 (9.3%) | 19 (20.7%) | Â | |
Number of used pads | (≤ 2 pads/day) mild | 150 (13.6%) | 22 (23.9%) | *0.004 |
(3–5 pads/day) moderate | 801 (72.4%) | 52 (56.5%) |  | |
(≥ 6 pads/day) heavy | 156 (14.1%) | 18 (19.6%) |  |