Table 1 General characteristics and sociodemographics of participants and statistical significance factors
Variables | N (%) | Menstrual symptoms change | F value, p value |
|---|---|---|---|
(Mean, SD) | |||
Age | |||
 19–28 | 258 (74.8) | 4.28 (6.592) | 0.665, 0.515 |
 29–38 | 65 (18.8) | 3.78 (6.820) |  |
 39–48 | 22 (6.4) | 2.73 (3.654) |  |
Marital statusa | |||
 Single | 260 (75.4) | 4.30 (6.590) | 0.894, 0.345 |
 Married | 82 (23.8) | 3.52 (6.244) |  |
Come from | |||
 Asia | 274 (79.4) | 4.08 (6.346) | 0.169, 0.845 |
 Africa | 63 (18.3) | 4.29 (7.398) |  |
 Other | 8 (2.3) | 2.88 (3.357) |  |
Where living now | |||
 Student dormitory | 324 (93.9) | 4.17 (6.608) | 0.866, 0.353 |
 Renting room outside school | 21 (6.1) | 2.81 (4.118) |  |
Major | |||
 Medicine | 208 (60.3) | 4.33 (6.911) | 0.745, 0.389 |
 Non medicine | 137 (39.7) | 3.72 (5.793) |  |
Program | |||
 Bachelor | 189 (54.8) | 4.26 (6.052) | 1.236, 0.292 |
 Master | 132 (38.2) | 4.20 (7.369) |  |
 PhD | 24 (7.0) | 2.08 (4.053) |  |
Enrollment year | |||
 2018 | 111 (32.2) | 6.20 (7.971) | 13.507, 0.000** |
 2017 | 147 (42.6) | 4.00 (6.371) |  |
 2016 | 87 (25.2) | 1.54 (2.425) |  |
Tuition covered by | |||
 Chinese government | 184 (53.3) | 4.09 (7.005) | 0.273, 0.761 |
 Your own country government | 7 (2.0) | 5.86 (6.719) |  |
 Yourself | 154 (44.6) | 4.00 (5.834) |  |
Official language | |||
 English | 185 (53.6) | 4.52 (6.974) | 1.817, 0.179 |
 Others | 160 (46.4) | 3.58 (5.858) |  |
Chinese language level | |||
 HSK1 | 15 (4.3) | 1.73 (2.086) | 0.778, 0.588 |
 HSK2 | 8 (2.3) | 6.38 (6.435) |  |
 HSK3 | 95 (27.5) | 4.43 (6.668) |  |
 HSK4 | 96 (27.8) | 3.89 (6.619) |  |
 HSK5 | 34 (9.9) | 3.82 (6.767) |  |
 HSK6 | 8 (2.3) | 1.75 (4.559) |  |
 Never took Chinese language level test | 89 (25.8) | 4.44 (6.688) |  |
Learned Chinese before coming to China | |||
 Yes | 3 (0.9) | 5.67 (5.686) | 0.179, 0.673 |
 No | 342 (99.1) | 4.07 (6.500) |  |
English ability | |||
 Excellent | 96 (27.8) | 3.63 (6.371) | 0.208, 0.934 |
 Very good | 95 (27.5) | 4.11 (6.176) |  |
 Good | 119 (34.5) | 4.39 (6.835) |  |
 Fair | 29 (8.4) | 4.38 (6.763) |  |
 Poor | 6 (1.7) | 3.67 (6.501) |  |
English speaking ability | |||
 Excellent | 80 (23.2) | 3.78 (6.260) | 0.344, 0.848 |
 Very good | 88 (25.5) | 3.68 (5.757) |  |
 Good | 123 (35.7) | 4.24 (6.845) |  |
 Fair | 48 (13.9) | 4.79 (6.820) |  |
 Poor | 6 (1.7) | 5.33 (10.405) |  |
English reading ability | |||
 Excellent | 109 (31.6) | 4.39 (6.759) | 0.519, 0.721 |
 Very good | 96 (27.8) | 3.95 (6.267) |  |
 Good | 112 (32.5) | 4.04 (6.407) |  |
 Fair | 21 (6.1) | 4.48 (7.554) |  |
 Poor | 7 (2.0) | 0.86 (2.268) |  |
English writing ability | |||
 Excellent | 92 (26.7) | 3.91 (6.379) | 0.116, 0.977 |
 Very good | 91 (26.4) | 4.26 (6.646) |  |
 Good | 118 (34.2) | 3.92 (6.413) |  |
 Fair | 35 (10.1) | 4.46 (6.256) |  |
 Poor | 9 (2.6) | 4.89 (8.950) |  |
Proportion of classes taught in English | |||
 No English | 27 (7.8) | 2.81 (4.683) | 1.162, 0.324 |
 Less than 50% | 49 (14.2) | 4.86 (6.792) |  |
 50% and more | 197 (57.1) | 4.39 (6.938) |  |
 totally English | 72 (20.9) | 3.21 (5.459) |  |
Your teacher's English ability | |||
 Excellent | 27 (7.8) | 3.78 (4.750) | 1.050, 0.381 |
 Very good | 101 (29.3) | 3.46 (6.751) |  |
 Good | 155 (44.9) | 4.77 (6.834) |  |
 Fair | 51 (14.8) | 3.16 (4.957) |  |
 Poor | 11 (3.2) | 5.36 (8.605) |  |
Been to China before studying here | |||
 Yes | 41 (11.9) | 0.32 (0.907) | 16.412, 0.000** |
 No | 304 (88.1) | 4.60 (6.746) |  |
Been to foreign countries before studying here | |||
 Yes | 99 (28.7) | 2.21 (5.999) | 11.962, 0.001** |
 No | 246 (71.3) | 4.84 (6.536) |  |
Bought any health insurance in China | |||
 Yes | 202 (58.6) | 3.73 (5.768) | 1.455, 0.229 |
 No | 143 (41.4) | 4.59 (7.379) |  |