Table 2.
Mean cycle lengths, bleed lengths, per-user cycle length variations, follicular phase lengths and luteal phase lengths in cohorts of cycles by user age
| Age range in years | Users (% of total) | Cycles (% of total) | Mean ± std cycle length in days | Mean ± std bleed length in days | Mean ± std per-user cycle length variation in days | Mean ± std follicular phase length in days | Mean ± std luteal phase length in days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–24 | 13,391 (11%) | 50,789 (8%) | 30.3 ± 5.7 | 4.2 ± 1.4 | 2.9 ± 2.7 | 18.0 ± 5.7 | 12.2 ± 2.5 |
| 25–29 | 43,297 (35%) | 209,968 (34%) | 29.9 ± 5.5 | 4.0 ± 1.4 | 2.8 ± 2.7 | 17.6 ± 5.6 | 12.3 ± 2.4 |
| 30–34 | 41,571 (33%) | 207,156 (34%) | 29.2 ± 5.1 | 3.9 ± 1.5 | 2.6 ± 2.4 | 16.8 ± 5.2 | 12.4 ± 2.3 |
| 35–39 | 19,410 (16%) | 102,553 (17%) | 28.2 ± 4.4 | 3.8 ± 1.5 | 2.3 ± 2.1 | 15.7 ± 4.5 | 12.5 ± 2.4 |
| 40–45 | 6,948 (6%) | 42,044 (7%) | 27.4 ± 4.3 | 3.7 ± 1.5 | 2.4 ± 2.4 | 14.8 ± 4.3 | 12.5 ± 2.4 |
| All cycles | 124,646 | 612,613 | 29.3 ± 5.2 | 4.0 ± 1.5 | 2.6 ± 2.5 | 16.9 ± 5.3 | 12.4 ± 2.4 |