Table 1.

Demographic data of the participants in the two groups of the study.

Parameter	Garlic group (n = 65)	Placebo group (n = 64)	P-value
Age (year); mean ± SD	21.5 ± 1.4	20.9 ± 1.3	0.170
Weight (kg); mean ± SD	58.5 ± 7.9	58.6 ± 8.1	0.934
Height (cm); mean ± SD	164.1 ± 4.5	162.9 ± 5.0	0.168
BMI (kg/m2); mean ± SD	21.7 ± 2.8	22.0 ± 2.6	0.483
Duration of menstruation (day); mean ± SD	6.2 ± 1.1	6.4 ± 1.0	0.329
Duration of cycle (day); mean ± SD	29.6 ± 2.1	30.1 ± 1.8	0.205
Marital status
Single; number (%)	54 (83.1%)	44 (69.0%)	0.057
Married; number (%)	11 (16.9%)	20 (31.0%)
Educational field
Physical education; number (%)	6 (9.2%)	2 (3.1%)	0.151
Nonphysical education; number (%)	59 (90.8%)	62 (96.9%)
Province; (total: 31 provinces)
Number (%)	21 (68%)	20 (65%)	0.160

Resulted from independent t-test for quantitative and chi-square test for categorical variables.