Table 3. Results of Bivariate Analysis of a Selection of Clinical Characteristics and Suicide Attempts.

Characteristic	Women studied (No.)	History of suicide attempts		P value
		No.	%
Irregular periods
Yes	243	14	5.8	0.003
No	194	1	0.5
Severity of menstruation
Mild	78	1	1.3	0.04
Moderate	264	7	2.7
Severe	95	7	7.7
Mood changes
Yes	302	13	4.3	0.16
No	135	2	1.5
Low self-esteem
Yes	196	10	5.1	0.08
No	241	5	2.1
Depression
Yes	117	8	6.8	0.03
No	320	7	2.2
Guilty feeling
Yes	96	6	6.2	0.1
No	341	9	2.6
Anxiety
Yes	144	9	6.2	0.04
No	293	6	2
Aggressiveness
Yes	119	7	5.9	0.13
No	318	8	2.5
Dizziness
Yes	159	10	6.3	0.01
No	278	5	1.8
Low back pain
Yes	282	14	5	0.01
No	155	1	0.6
Clumsiness
Yes	56	4	7.1	0.11
No	381	11	2.9
Painful periods
No	178	5	2.8	0.16
Yes, but mild	85	3	3.5
Yes, moderate pain	112	2	1.8
Yes, severe pain	62	5	8.1
Increased libido
Yes	29	3	10.3	0.07
No	408	12	2.9
Digestive problems
Yes	274	12	4.4	0.15
No	163	3	1.8
Appetite disturbance
Yes	140	8	5.7	0.09
No	297	7	2.4
Desire to eat certain food or eat a lot
Yes	127	9	7.1	0.01
No	310	6	1.9
Respiratory problems
Yes	44	3	6.8	0.18
No	393	12	3.1