Table 4.

Distress score for each item determining the global menstrual distress. ^*p < 0.05; ^**p < 0.01; ^***p < 0.001

Item number	Item description	Controls (n = 69)	UFs (n = 69)	Statistic
Item 1	Lower abdominal pain	1.07 ± 1.44	1.86 ± 1.90	-2.72**
Item 2	Urinary pain	0.04 ± 0.27	0.12 ± 0.56	-0.97
Item 3	Pain at defecation	0.03 ± 0.17	0.19 ± 0.62	-2.05*
Item 4	Muscle/osteoarticular pain	0.71 ± 1.32	0.68 ± 1.13	0.14
Item 5	Breast tenderness/widespread swelling sensation	0.46 ± 0.96	0.72 ± 1.21	-1.40
Item 6	Nausea	0.07 ± 0.26	0.58 ± 1.28	-3.23**
Item 7	Headache	0.86 ± 1.44	1.20 ± 1.69	-1.30
Item 8	Pain during sexual intercourse	0.03 ± 0.17	0.19 ± 0.90	-1.45
Item 9	Digestive problems	0.19 ± 0.49	0.30 ± 0.83	-1.00
Item 10	Diarrhea	0.36 ± 0.84	0.48 ± 1.09	-0.70
Item 11	Constipation	0.20 ± 0.65	0.23 ± 0.71	-0.25
Item 12	Feeling uncomfortable about vaginal blood loss	0.78 ± 1.37	1.96 ± 1.97	-4.06***
Item 13	Feeling of being impure	0.07 ± 0.49	0.22 ± 0.91	-1.17
Item 14	Sadness	0.75 ± 1.35	0.83 ± 1.37	-0.31
Item 15	Emotional lability	0.88 ± 1.29	1.22 ± 1.54	-1.38
Item 16	Irritability/anger	1.17 ± 1.48	1.32 ± 1.59	-0.55
Item 17	Impulsiveness	0.20 ± 0.76	0.49 ± 1.24	-1.65
Item 18	Anxiety	0.33 ± 0.85	0.42 ± 1.01	-0.55
Item 19	Increased appetite	0.58 ± 1.08	0.83 ± 1.48	-1.12
Item 20	Decreased appetite	0.10 ± 0.65	0.10 ± 0.43	0.00
Item 21	Insomnia	0.13 ± 0.77	0.28 ± 0.95	-0.98
Item 22	Hypersomnia	0.25 ± 0.58	0.25 ± 0.81	0.00
Item 23	Fatigue	0.91 ± 1.33	1.10 ± 1.56	-0.76
Item 24	Decreased sexual drive	0.41 ± 0.96	0.49 ± 1.23	-0.46
Item 25	Concentration impairment	0.25 ± 0.88	0.46 ± 1.21	-1.21