Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants.
| Characteristic | BSGG (n=42) | BSSG-P (n=43) | P |
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| Mean age (SD), year | 50.44±4.70 | 51.91±3.83 | 0.16 |
| Mean height (SD), cm | 159.47±6.29 | 158.15±4.63 | 0.33 |
| Mean weight (SD), KG | 53.09±8.35 | 54.26±8.55 | 0.57 |
| Menarche (SD), year | 13.50±1.11 | 13.32±1.27 | 0.18 |
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| Occupational distribution n (%) | Farmer, 1 (2.4); Administrative worker, 4 (9.5); Intellectual, 6 (14.3); Ordinary workers, 6 (14.3); Freelancers, 8 (19.0); Other, 17 (40.5) | Farmer, 1 (2.3); Administrative worker, 3 (7.0); Intellectual, 9 (20.9); Ordinary workers, 6 (14.0); Freelancers, 5 (11.6); Other, 19 (44.2) | 0.93# |
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| Marriage, n (%) | Unmarried, 0 (0); Married, 36 (85.7); Remarried, 2 (4.8); Divorced, 3 (7.1); Widowed, 1 (2.4) | Unmarried, 0 (0); Married, 38 (88.4); Remarried, 2 (4.65); Divorced, 2 (4.65); Widowed, 1 (2.3) | 0.40# |
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| Working pressure, n (%) | No/Small, 20 (47.6); Moderate, 18 (42.9); Great, 4 (9.5) | no/small, 18 (41.9); Moderate, 22 (51.2); great, 3 (6.9) | 0.73 |
| Smoking, n (%) | No, 42 (100); Yes, 0 (0) | No, 42 (97.7); Yes, 1 (2.3) | 1.00# |
| Drinking, n (%) | No, 39 (92.9); Yes, 3 (7.1) | No, 41 (95.35); Yes, 2 (4.65) | 0.68# |
| Coffee, n (%) | No, 39 (92.9); Yes, 3 (7.1) | No, 38 (88.4); Yes, 5 (11.6) | 0.72# |
| Menstrual cycle, n (%) | Normal, 6 (14.3); Abnormal, 36 (85.7) | Norma, l7 (16.3); Abnormal, 36 (83.7) | 0.80 |
| Duration of each cycle n (%) | Normal, 10 (23.8); Abnormal, 32 (76.2) | Normal, 8 (18.6); Abnormal, 35 (81.4) | 0.56 |
| Dysmenorrhea, n (%) | No, 16 (38); Yes, 26 (62) | No, 19 (44.2); Yes, 24 (55.8) | 0.57 |
| Disease status, n (%) | ≤1 y, 23 (54.7); 1-3 y, 12 (4.8); ≥3 y, 7 (40.5) | ≤1 y, 18 (41.9); 1-3 y, 17 (39.5); ≥3 y, 8 (18.6) | 0.75 |
# Values are calculated by Fisher's Exact Test.