Table 1. Demographic, obstetric and gynecological characteristics of young women with and without primary dysmenorrhea.

Variables	Dysmenorrhea (n=125) Mean±SD	Without dysmenorrhea (n=125) Mean±SD	p-value
Age (years)	21.14±2.09	21.22±2.13	0.001
BMI	22.37±3.50	21.92±3.34	0.296
Menarch age (years)	13.39±1.39	13.24±1.30	0.374
Menstrual cycle	21.75±2.42	22.54±3.88	0.054
Duration of menstruation (days)	6.37±1.32	6.27±1.13	0.540
Socioeconomic status	4.24±0.904	4.13±0.877	0.346