Variable | Fulfillment of PMDD criteria in depressive disorder group | Fulfillment of PMDD criteria in control group | P |
---|---|---|---|
Fulfillment of PMDD criteria | 28 (43.1%) | 18 (5.9%) | 0.000 |
Average age (SD) | 34.9 (7.2) | 30.7 (7.7) | n.s. |
Employed | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 14 | 7 | n.s. |
   No | 14 | 11 |  |
Married | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 7 | 7 | n.s. |
   No | 21 | 11 |  |
Have children | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 7 | 8 | n.s. |
   No | 21 | 10 |  |
Smoke cigarettes | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 9 | 1 | n.s. |
   No | 19 | 17 |  |
Regular menstrual cycle | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 26 | 13 | 0.020 |
   No | 1 | 5 |  |
Abdominal pain/lumbago in menstruation | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 25 | 15 | n.s. |
   No | 3 | 3 |  |
Know the term PMS | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 25 | 11 | 0.024 |
   No | 3 | 7 |  |
Taking action to attenuate symptoms | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 22 | 9 | 0.044 |
   No | 6 | 9 |  |