Table 4.

Proportions of premenstrual dysphoric symptoms among students at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019. (n=386) (DSM-5)

Item	Category	Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)
Marked affective lability	No	201	52.1
	Yes	185	47.9
Marked irritability or anger or increased interpersonal conflicts	No	251	65
	Yes	135	35
Marked depressed mood, feelings of hopelessness or self-deprecating thoughts	No	281	72.8
	Yes	105	27.2
Marked anxiety, tension, feelings of being ‘keyed up’ or ‘on edge’	No	250	64.8
	Yes	136	35.2
Decreased interest in usual activities (eg, work, school, friends and hobbies)	No	160	41.5
	Yes	226	58.5
Subjective difficulty in concentration	No	247	64
	Yes	139	36
Lethargy, easy fatigability or marked lack of energy	No	141	36.5
	Yes	245	63.5
Marked change in appetite, overeating or specific food cravings	No	260	67.4
	Yes	126	32.6
Hypersomnia or insomnia	No	203	52.6
	Yes	183	47.4
Sense of being overwhelmed or out of control	No	320	82.9
	Yes	66	17.1
Physical symptoms such as breast tenderness or swelling, joint or muscle pain, a sensation of ‘bloating,” weight gain	No	168	43.5
	Yes	218	56.5

DSM-5, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition.