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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2008 Oct;22(5):254–265. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2007.11.001

Table 2.

Psychiatric Disorder and Menstrual Cycle Regularity

Psychiatric Disorder Regular Cycles n=525 Irregular Cycles N=103
# % # % cO.R (95%CI)
Current Disorders
  Any 166 (31.6) 31 (30.1) 0.93 (0.59–1.47)
  Affective 72 (13.7) 14 (13.6) 0.99(0.54–1.83)
    Major Depressive 43 (8.2) 6 (5.8) 0.69(0.29–1.67)
    Bipolar I 28 (5.3) 8 (7.8) 1.49 (0.66–3.38)
  Anxiety 77 (14.7) 7 (6.8) 0.42 (0.19–0.95)*
    Generalized Anxiety 22 (4.2) 0
    Any Phobia 27 (5.1) 3 (2.9) 0.55 (0.16–1.86)
    PTSD 44 (8.4) 6 (5.8) 0.68 (0.28–1.63)
  Substance 23 (4.4) 4 (3.9) 0.88 (0.30–2.61)
    Drug Abuse/Dependence 21 (4.0) 4 (3.9) 0.97 (0.33–2.61)
    Alcohol Abuse/Dependence 6 (1.1) (0)
    Tobacco dependence 68 (13.0) 16 (15.5) 1.24 (0.68–2.23)
  ADHD 16 (3.0) 9 (8.7) 3.05 (1.31–7.10)**
  Behavior disorder 29 (5.5) 5 (4.9) 0.87 (0.33–2.31)
Lifetime Disorders
  Any 231 (44.0) 54 (52.4) 1.40 (0.92–2.14)
  Affective 125 (23.8) 26 (25.2) 1.08 (0.66–1.76)
    Major Depressive 87 (16.6) 13 (12.6) 0.73 (0.39–1.36)
    Bipolar I 35 (6.7) 13 (12.6) 2.02 (1.03–3.97)*
  Anxiety Disorder 117 (22.3) 22 (21.4) 0.94 (0.57–1.58)
    Generalized Anxiety 34 (6.5) 1 (1.0) 0.14 (0.19–1.05)
    Obsessive-Compulsive 10 (1.9) 2 (1.9) 1.02 (0.22–4.72)
    Any phobia 43 (8.2) 7 (6.8) 0.82 (0.36–1.87)
    PTSD 74 (14.1) 18 (17.5) 1.29 (0.73–2.27)
  Substance 113 (21.5) 25 (24.3) 1.17 (0.71–1.92)
    Drug Abuse/Dependence 42 (8.0) 9 (8.7) 1.10 (0.52–2.39)
    Alcohol Abuse/Dependence 45 (8.6) 10 (9.7) 1.15 (0.56–2.36)
    Tobacco Dependence 68 (13.0) 16 (15.5) 1.24 (0.68–2.23)
  Psychotic 6 (1.1) 4 (3.9) 3.49 (0.97–12.61)
  ADHD 16 (3.0) 9 (8.7) 3.05 (1.31–7.10)*
  Behavior disorder 32 (6.1) 11 (10.7) 1.84 (0.90–3.79)
*

p<.05

**

p<. 01

Categories of grouped diagnoses: Affective, Anxiety, Psychotic, Behavior, Eating, ADHD, and Substance Use Disorders

Individual diagnoses of too low prevalence to analyze include: Dythymia, Bipolar II, Agoraphobia, Panic Disorder, Current Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia, Schizopheniform, Oppositional Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Anorexia and Bulimia.