Table 3.
Variables (mean (SD)) derived from questionnaires completed by women with severe PMS and controls during laboratory visits in the Follicular and Late-luteal phases of the menstrual cycle.
| Controls (N = 18) | Severe PMS (N = 18) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Follicular phase | Late-luteal phase | Follicular phase | Late-luteal phase | ANOVA |
| Quality of Life | 57.2 (6.3) | 56.3 (6.0) | 53.7 (5.7) | 48.2 (7.2)* | Group: F (1,34) = 13.1, p = 0.001 Phase: F (1,34) = 5.3, p = 0.03 Interaction: F (1,34) = 3.0, ns (p = 0.09) |
| Beck Depression Inventorya | 1.9 (2.8) | 2.2 (3.4) | 7.8 (3.1) | 9.9 (5.6) | Group: F (1,33) = 35.0, p < 0.01 Phase: F (1,33) = 3.9, ns (p = 0.057) Interaction: ns |
| State Anxiety | 31.6 (7.4) | 34.3 (9.1) | 37.9 (8.1) | 37.7 (11.1) | Group: ns Phase: ns Interaction: ns |
| Trait Anxietya | 32.7 (6.9) | 32.4 (7.1) | 39.2 (5.4) | 39.2 (6.8) | Group: F (1,33) = 9.4, p = 0.004 Phase: ns Interaction: ns |
| Profile of Mood States | 53.6 (11.6) | 53.6 (9.0) | 64.6 (17.8) | 81.6 (24.0)* | Group: F (1,34) = 7.2, p = 0.01 Phase: F (1,34) = 18.4, p < 0.001 Interaction: F (1,34) = 7.3, p = 0.01 |
| Perceived Stress | 8.8 (5.4) | 10.9 (7.5) | 14.2 (5.3) | 19.2 (5.3)* | Group: F (1,34) = 16.8, p < 0.01 Phase: F (1,34) = 10.8, p = 0.002 Interaction: ns |
| Fatigue | 11.2 (2.1) | 12.1 (2.6) | 13.0 (3.5) | 15.6 (3.7)* | Group: F (1,34) = 12.9, p < 0.01 Phase: F (1,34) = 6.9, p = 0.013 Interaction: ns |
*
paired t-test, p < 0.05 compared with follicular phase;
a
n = 17 controls; ns = not significant