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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 3.

Psychiatric Disorder and Menstrual Cycle Length

Psychiatric Disorder Cycles ≥ 29 days
ns=250
Cycles ≤ 28 days
ns=327
# % # % cO.R (95%CI)
Current Disorders
  Any 72 (28.8) 107 (32.7) 1.20(0.84–1.72)
  Affective 24 (9.6) 55 (16.8) 1.90(1.14–3.18) *
    Major Depressive 15 (6.0) 32 (9.8) 1.70(0.90–3.21)
    Bipolar I 9 (3.6) 22 (6.7) 1.93(0.87–4.27)
  Anxiety 27 (10.8) 53 (16.2) 1.60 (0.97–2.62)
    Generalized Anxiety 5 (2.0) 16 (4.9) 2.52 (0.91–6.98)
    Any Phobia 12 (4.8) 18 (5.5) 1.16 (0.55–2.44)
    PTSD 16 (6.4) 30 (9.2) 1.48 (0.79–2.76)
  Substance 9 (3.6) 14 (4.3) 1.20 (0.51–2.81)
    Drug Abuse Dependence 9 (3.6) 12 (3.7) 1.02 (0.42–2.46)
    Alcohol Abuse Dependence (0) 5 (1.5)
    Tobacco dependence 30 (12.0) 47 (14.4) 1.23 (0.75–2.01)
  ADHD 5 (2.0) 16 (4.9) 2.52 (0.91–6.98)
  Behavior disorder 10 (4.0) 20 (6.1) 1.56 (0.72–3.40)
Lifetime Disorders
  Any 99 (39.6) 159 (48.6) 1.44 (1.03–2.02) *
  Affective 48 (19.2) 90 (27.5) 1.60 (1.07–2.38) *
    Major Depressive 33 (13.2) 61 (18.7) 1.51 (0.95– 2.39)
    Bipolar I 15 (6.0) 27 (8.3) 1.41 (0.73–2.71)
  Anxiety Disorder 46 (18.4) 84 (25.7) 1.53 (1.02–2.30) *
    Generalized Anxiety 10 (4.0) 24 (7.3) 1.90 (0.89–4.05)
    Obsessive-Compulsive 1 (0.4) 8 (2.4) 6.24 (0.78–50.23)
    Any phobia 17 (6.8) 31 (9.5) 1.44 (0.78–2.66)
    PTSD 34 (13.6) 53 (16.2) 1.23 (0.77–1.96)
  Substance use/ dependence 43 (17.2) 81 (24.8) 1.59 (1.05–2.40) *
    Drug Abuse/Dependence 13 (5.2) 32 (9.8) 1.98 (1.01–3.85) *
    Alcohol Abuse/Dependence 13 (5.2) 34 (10.4) 2.12 (1.09–4.10) *
    Tobacco Dependence 30 (12.0) 47 (14.4) 1.23 (0.75–2.01)
  Psychotic 5 (2.0) 4 (1.2) 0.61 (0.16–2.28)
  ADHD 5 (2.0) 16 (4.9) 2.52 (0.91–6.98)
  Behavior disorder 13 (5.2) 25 (7.6) 1.51 (0.76–3.01)
*

p<.05