Table 5.

Associations between WHO-5 index score and heavy menstrual bleeding, in pooled sample and by city

	Unadjusted			Adjusted
	n	β coefficient (95% CI)	p value	n	β coefficient (95% CI)	p value
Total	4815	−3·95 (−8·06 to 0·17)	0·060	4491	−3·34 (−7·04 to 0·37)	0·077
Dakar	328	3·47 (−0·75 to 7·69)	0·095	237	6·91 (−1·26 to 15·08)	0·087
Kampala	411	0·13 (−4·82 to 5·08)	0·96	405	0·23 (−4·60 to 5·08)	0·92
Kathmandu	419	7·43 (−22·15 to 37·01)	0·39	419	6·04 (−13·80 to 25·89)	0·32
Lusaka	436	−4·16 (−9·91 to 1·58)	0·14	421	−4·94 (−10·98 to 1·10)	0·097
Meherpur	547	−2·18 (−6·63 to 2·27)	0·33	531	−2·12 (−6·75 to 2·50)	0·36
Nairobi	604	7·84 (0·91 to 14·77)	0·037	603	7·71 (−0·41 to 15·83)	0·057
Narsapur	459	−2·48 (−7·35 to 2·39)	0·30	387	−1·51 (−8·02 to 5·00)	0·63
Saidpur	599	−1·47 (−4·08 to 1·14)	0·26	565	−2·35 (−5·36 to 0·67)	0·12
Tiruchirappalli	458	1·54 (−3·69 to 6·77)	0·55	440	1·38 (−4·74 to 7·49)	0·64
Warangal	554	−7·66 (−14·15 to −1·18)	0·023	483	−8·10 (−15·20 to −1·01)	0·027

Unadjusted and adjusted linear regression models controlled for clustering; adjusted models additionally controlled for age, highest level of completed schooling, and type of menstrual material used most often. The reference category was individuals who did not experience heavy menstrual bleeding. WHO-5=WHO-Five Well-Being Index.