Table VII.
Connection between the severity of dysmenorrhea and mean scores of SF-36 domains.
| Severity of dysmenorrhea |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF-36 Domains | Mild (n = 153) (mean ± SD) | Moderate (n = 192) (mean ± SD) | Severe (n = 108) (mean ± SD) | Statistical analysis F test; P-value |
| Physical functioning | 84.10 ± 16.68 | 80.93 ± 17.17 | 78.96 ± 20.18 | 2.830; 0.060 |
| Role–physical | 86.11 ± 26.73 | 74.22 ± 34.88 | 70.60 ± 38.49 | 8.353; 0.000 |
| Bodily pain | 65.05 ± 17.46 | 60.13 ± 17.61 | 52.66 ± 20.11 | 14.695; 0.000 |
| General health perception | 59.03 ± 16.94 | 55.64 ± 17.90 | 52.44 ± 18.15 | 4.499; 0.012 |
| Vitality | 56.11 ± 14.91 | 50.42 ± 16.42 | 49.68 ± 16.35 | 7.185; 0.001 |
| Social functioning | 72.79 ± 20.13 | 66.60 ± 21.45 | 69.10 ± 19.22 | 3.894; 0.021 |
| Role–emotional | 58.39 ± 42.80 | 48.79 ± 43.40 | 55.25 ± 40.55 | 2.281; 0.103 |
| Mental health | 60.59 ± 16.48 | 55.87 ± 16.99 | 55.43 ± 15.62 | 4.450; 0.012 |