Table III.
Some habits and medical characteristics of students with/without dysmenorrhea.
| Dysmenorrhea |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Some habits | Yes (%) | No (%) | Total (%) | Statistical analysis, chi-square; P |
| Smoking | ||||
| Yes | 48 (75.0) | 16 (25.0) | 64 (10.3) | 0.082; 0.775 |
| No | 405 (72.5) | 154 (27.5) | 559 (89.7) | |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| Yes | 23 (76.7) | 7 (23.3) | 30 (4.8) | 0.083; 0.773 |
| No | 430 (72.5) | 163 (27.5) | 593 (95.2) | |
| Tea consumption | ||||
| Yes | 291 (72.9) | 108 (27.1) | 399 (64.0) | 0.027; 0.870 |
| No | 162 (72.3) | 62 (27.7) | 224 (36.0) | |
| Coffee consumption | ||||
| Yes | 156 (82.5) | 33 (17.5) | 189 (30.3) | 13.205; 0.000 |
| No | 297 (68.4) | 137 (31.6) | 434 (69.7) | |
| Coke consumption | ||||
| Yes | 292 (72.8) | 109 (27.2) | 401 (64.4) | 0.006; 0.937 |
| No | 161 (72.5) | 61 (27.5) | 222 (35.6) | |
| Chocolate consumption | ||||
| Yes | 273 (75.6) | 88 (24.4) | 361 (57.9) | 3.665; 0.056 |
| No | 180 (68.7) | 82 (31.3) | 262 (42.1) | |
| Overweight/obese | ||||
| Yes | 24 (60.0) | 16 (40.0) | 40 (6.4) | 2.831; 0.092 |
| No | 429 (73.6) | 154 (26.4) | 583 (93.6) | |
| Any chronic disease necessitating the use of any medicine | ||||
| Yes | 44 (81.5) | 10 (18.5) | 54 (8.7) | 1.833; 0.176 |
| No | 409 (71.9) | 160 (28.1) | 569 (91.3) | |
| Total | 453 (72.7) | 170 (27.3) | 623 (100.0) | |