Table 4. Severity of Systemic Signs Associated With Dysmenorrhea, as Measured on a Multidimensional Verbal Scale (Score Range 0-3) a.
Systemic Sign | Baseline | First Cycle | Second Cycle | ||||||
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Percentiles, 50 (25-75) | Percentiles, 50 (25-75) | Percentiles, 50 (25-75) | |||||||
Wheat Germ | Placebo | P Value | Wheat Germ | Placebo | P Value | Wheat Germ | Placebo | P Value | |
Fatigue | 1.35 (0.999-1.912) | 1.292 (0.999-1.999) | 0.343 | 0.363 (0.0-0.999) | 0.999 (0.0- 1.999) | 0.020 | 0.000 (0.0-0.818) | 0.999 (0.0- 1.795) | 0.001 |
Nausea, Vomiting | 0.000 (0.0-0.625) | 0.000 (0.0-1) | 0.888 | 0.000 (0.0-0.082) | 0.000 (0.0-1) | 0.315 | 0.000 (0.0-0.0) | 0.000 (0.0-0.330) | 0.125 |
Lack Of Energy | 0.000 (0.0-1) | 0.000 (0.0-1) | 0.979 | 0.000 (0.00-0.00) | 0.000 (0.0-1) | 0.273 | 0.000 (0.00-0.00) | 0.000 (0.0-0.625) | 0.368 |
Headache | 0.0000 (0.0-1.999) | 1.164 (0.0-1.999) | 0.459 | 0.181 (0.0-0.999) | 1.272 (0.0- 1.999) | 0.006 | 0.000 (0.0-0.545) | 1.136 (0.0-1.999) | 0.000 |
Diarrhea | 0.625 (0.0-1.342) | 0.000 (0.0-1.041) | 0.276 | 0.000 (0.0-0.999) | 0.000 (0.0-0.999) | 0.832 | 0.000 (0.0-0.0) | 0.000 (0.0-0.999) | 0.321 |
Mood Swings | 0.999 (0.0-1.669) | 0.999 (0.0-1.961) | 0.767 | 0.545 (0.0-0.8636) | 0.999 (0.0-0.999) | 0.999 | 0.000 (0.0-0.272) | 0.999 (0.0-1.525) | 0.001 |
Syncope | 0.000 (0.0-0.0) | 0.000 (0.0-0.0) | 0.223 | 0.000 (0.0-0.0) | 0.000 (0.0-0.0) | 0.569 | 0.000 (0.0-0.0) | 0.000 (0.0-0.0) | 0.291 |
a Man-Whitney U test.