Table 2.

Pearson's Correlation Coefficients (r) of OT and Premenstrual Symptoms in MRMD Women, Stratified by Abuse Categories.

	ESA (n=20)	No ESA (n=40)
	OT	OT
DRSP summary score (all 24 items)	−0.56*†	−0.05#
DRSP summary score for core symptoms (4 domains)	−0.45*	0.07
DRSP depression domain summary score average	−0.30	0.12
Felt depressed, sad, down, or blue	−0.40	0.17
Felt hopeless	−0.21	0.05
Felt worthless or guilty	−0.29	0.12
DRSP anxiety domain (single item) score	−0.27	0.06
DRSP anger/irritability domain summary score average	−0.50*	0.05
Felt angry/irritable	−0.55*	0.06
Had interpersonal conflicts	−0.38	0.04
DRSP labile mood domain summary score average	−0.58*	0.01
Had mood swings	−0.48*	−0.03
Had increased rejection sensitivity	−0.64*‡	0.05
DRSP somatic symptoms summary score average	−0.55*†	−0.12#
Had breast swelling, felt bloated, or had weight gain	−0.45*†	−0.28
Had headache	−0.52*†	−0.09
Had joint or muscle pain	−0.54*	0.16
DRSP impairment summary score average	−0.31	−0.14
At least one symptom decreased productivity/inefficiency	−0.27	−0.16
At least one symptom interfered with hobbies or social activities	−0.06	−0.12
At least one symptom interfered with relationships	−0.50*	−0.12

MRMD: Menstrually-Related Mood Disorder; DRSP: Daily Rating of Severity of Problems (mean score from 7 days just prior to menses, averaged over two cycles); ESA: Early Sexual Abuse, defined as sexual abuse occurring prior to the age of 17

^*p ≤ .05

^‡p≤ bonferroni adjusted p value criterion

^†n=19

^#n=38.