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Table 5 Effects of subjective perception of health and stress on MDQ subscores

From: A potential relation between premenstrual symptoms and subjective perception of health and stress among college students: a cross-sectional study

 

Healthy

Unhealthy

ANOVA

Non-stressful

(n = 122)

Stressful

(n = 38)

Non-stressful

(n = 21)

Stressful

(n = 19)

Pain

12.7 ± 4.9

13.6 ± 3.4

14.1 ± 4.8

17.4 ± 4.9

Health effect: F(1,196) = 9.10, p = 0.003**

Stress effect: F(1,196) = 5.97, p = 0.015*

Interaction: F(1,196) = 1.93, p = 0.166

Concentration

12.0 ± 5.5

14.8 ± 6.7

15.8 ± 7.5

18.5 ± 6.0

Health effect: F(1,196) = 11.32, p = 0.001**

Stress effect: F(1,196) = 6.17, p = 0.014*

Interaction: F(1,196) < 0.001, p = 0.990

Behavioral change

10.0 ± 5.1

10.7 ± 4.7

12.3 ± 6.8

14.3 ± 6.3

Health effect: F(1,196) = 9.30, p = 0.003**

Stress effect: F(1,196) = 1.80, p = 0.181

Interaction: F(1,196) = 0.46, p = 0.498

Autonomic reactions

5.2 ± 2.0

5.6 ± 2.7

7.3 ± 4.1

6.9 ± 3.1

Health effect: F(1,196) = 12.86, p = < 0.001**

Stress effect: F(1,196) = 0.003, p = 0.958

Interaction: F(1,196) = 0.61, p = 0.436

Water retention

10.3 ± 4.2

11.2 ± 4.0

12.4 ± 4.7

11.5 ± 3.9

Health effect: F(1,196) = 2.59, p = 0.109

Stress effect: F(1,196) = 0.003, p = 0.954

Interaction: F(1,196) = 1.52, p = 0.220

Negative affect

16.2 ± 8.0

20.8 ± 9.5

20.6 ± 9.6

24.5 ± 9.5

Health effect: F(1,196) = 6.53, p = 0.011*

Stress effect: F(1,196) = 7.26, p = 0.008**

Interaction: F(1,196) = 0.07, p = 0.791

Arousal

6.6 ± 3.1

7.3 ± 3.2

8.3 ± 4.0

8.6 ± 4.0

Health effect: F(1,196) = 5.95, p = 0.016*

Stress effect: F(1,196) = 0.70, p = 0.404

Interaction: F(1,196) = 0.12, p = 0.726

Control

7.0 ± 2.0

7.5 ± 2.2

8.9 ± 3.4

8.7 ± 3.5

Health effect: F(1,196) = 12.54, p = < 0.001**

Stress effect: F(1,196) = 0.15, p = 0.701

Interaction: F(1,196) = 0.43, p = 0.511

  1. Vales given as means ± standard deviation
  2. Statistical significance, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05