Table 3.
Absenteeism and menstrual experiences or symptoms.
| Menstrual Symptoms or Experiences | Absenteeism | p-Value | Dysmenorrhea | Total | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | Yes | |||||
| Dizziness | No | 113 (48.9%) | 118 (51.1%) | 0.000 * | 70 (30.3%) | 161 (69.7%) | 231 (77.3%) | 0.000 * |
| Yes | 5 (7.4%) | 63 (92.6%) | 1 (1.5%) | 67 (98.5%) | 68 (22.7%) | |||
| Nausea and vomiting | No | 109 (49.1%) | 113 (50.9%) | 0.000 * | 67 (30.2%) | 155 (69.8%) | 222 (74.2%) | 0.000 * |
| Yes | 9 (11.7%) | 68 (88.3%) | 4 (5.2%) | 73 (94.8%) | 77 (25.8%) | |||
| Diarrhea | No | 75 (44.1%) | 95 (55.9%) | 0.059 | 48 (28.2%) | 122 (71.8%) | 170 (56.9%) | 0.036 * |
| Yes | 43 (33.3%) | 86 (66.7%) | 23 (17.8%) | 106 (82.2%) | 129 (43.1%) | |||
| Sleep disorders | No | 104 (46.6%) | 119 (53.4%) | 0.000 * | 61 (27.4%) | 162 (72.6%) | 223 (74.6%) | 0.012 * |
| Yes | 14 (18.4%) | 62 (81.6%) | 10 (13.2%) | 66 (86.8%) | 76 (25.4%) | |||
| Fatigue | No | 56 (63.6%) | 32 (36.4%) | 0.000 * | 38 (43.2%) | 50 (56.8%) | 88 (29.4%) | 0.000 * |
| Yes | 62 (29.4%) | 149 (70.6%) | 33 (15.6%) | 178 (84.4%) | 211 (70.6%) | |||
| Bloating | No | 23 (60.5%) | 15 (39.5%) | 0.004 * | 19 (50%) | 19 (59%) | 38 (12.7%) | 0.000 * |
| Yes | 95 (36.4%) | 166 (63.6%) | 52 (19.9%) | 209 (80.1%) | 261 (87.3%) | |||
| Headache | No | 78 (47.6%) | 86 (52.4%) | 0.002 * | 56 (34.1%) | 108 (65.9%) | 164 (54.8%) | 0.000 * |
| Yes | 40 (29.6%) | 95 (70.4%) | 15 (11.1%) | 120 (88.9%) | 135 (45.2%) | |||
| Irritability | No | 43 (60.6%) | 28 (39.4%) | 0.000 * | 28 (39.4%) | 43 (60.6%) | 71 (23.7%) | 0.000 * |
| Yes | 75 (32.9%) | 153 (67.1%) | 43 (18.9%) | 185 (81.1%) | 228 (76.3%) | |||
| Depression | No | 63 (52.9%) | 56 (47.1%) | 0.000 * | 41 (34.5%) | 78 (65.5%) | 119 (39.8%) | 0.000 * |
| Yes | 55 (30.6%) | 125 (69.4%) | 30 (16.7%) | 150 (83.3%) | 180 (60.2%) | |||
| Dysmenorrhea | No | 58 (81.7%) | 13 (18.3%) | 0.000 * | 71 (23.7%) | |||
| Yes | 60 (26.3%) | 168 (73.7%) | 228 (76.3%) | |||||
* p < 0.05.