Table 1 Clinical characteristics of subjects in the follicular and late luteal phase
From: Lower peripheral circulation in eumenorrheic young women with premenstrual symptoms
| Â | Control Group (n = 10) | PMS Group (n = 11) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Follicular | Luteal | Follicular | Luteal |
Basal body temperature (°C) | 36.04 ± 0.10 | 36.51 ± 0.14* | 36.36 ± 0.08 | 36.43 ± 0.11* |
Estrone conjugates (ng/ml Cr) | 11.1 ± 2.3 | 20.4 ± 4.2* | 12.6 ± 1.5 | 19.6 ± 6.2* |
Pregnanediol-3-glucuronide (μg/ml Cr) | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 3.7 ± 0.6** | 0.4 ± 0.04 | 2.1 ± 0.4** |
Weight (kg) | 52.3 ± 1.7 | 52.5 ± 1.8 | 53.9 ± 1.8 | 54.6 ± 1.8** |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 20.4 ± 0.4 | 20.4 ± 0.5 | 20.2 ± 0.6 | 20.5 ± 0.6** |
Body fat (%) | 25.9 ± 1.0 | 25.8 ± 1.0 | 24.8 ± 1.1 | 25.2 ± 1.1 |