Table 2.
Statistics of the study variables in premenstrual diagnosis groups.
| No diagnosis M (SD) |
Moderate PMS M (SD) |
Severe PMS M (SD) |
PMDD M (SD) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDI II |
7.55 (4.71) Mdn = 7.00 |
13.86 (8.25) Mdn = 12.50 |
17.00 (8.99) Mdn = 14.00 |
20.10 (10.83) Mdn = 19.00 |
| STAI trait |
38.34 (9.82) Mdn = 38.50 |
47.57 (7.63) Mdn = 48.00 |
50.71 (11.15) Mdn = 51.00 |
53.35 (10.92) Mdn = 55.00 |
| CAPE positive |
29.43 (4.13) Mdn = 28.00 |
33.79 (5.18) Mdn = 34.50 |
38.00 (SD = 6.95) Mdn = 40.00 |
40.38 (8.38) Mdn = 39.00 |
| CAPE negative |
22.66 (6.47) Mdn = 20.00 |
28.93 (4.32) Mdn = 28.50 |
31.38 (SD = 7.90) Mdn = 31.00 |
33.55 (7.96) Mdn = 33.00 |
Overall N = 108, Nno diagnosis = 44 (40.7%); Nmoderate PMS = 14 (13%); Nsevere PMS = 21 (19.4%); NPMDD = 29 (26.9%).
M mean, Mdn median, BDI II Beck Depression Inventory 2nd Edition, STAI State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, CAPE Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences.