Table 5.
Association of anthropometric parameters with periodic menstrual blood loss (defined by no. of menstrual pads/cycle) by using binary logistic regression analysis.
| Anthropometric parameters | Normal bleeding1 (n = 156) (no. (%)) | Abnormal bleeding2 (n = 84) (no. (%)) | Univariable model | Multivariable model# | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio (OR) | 95% CI | P value | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | P value | |||
| BMI | <0.001 | |||||||
| Normal (n = 141) | 125 (88.65) | 16 (11.35) | 1 (Ref.) | 1.0 | ||||
| Underweight (n = 52) | 18 (34.62) | 34 (65.38) | 14.76 | 6.81–31.96 | <0.001 | 4.42 | 1.79–10.92 | 0.001 |
| Overweight and obese (n = 47) | 13 (27.66) | 34 (72.34) | 20.43 | 8.96–46.59 | <0.001 | 9.04 | 3.55–23.01 | <0.001 |
| WHR | <0.001 | |||||||
| Normal (n = 133) | 121 (90.98) | 12 (9.02) | 1 (Ref.) | 1.0 | ||||
| High (107) | 35 (32.71) | 72 (67.29) | 20.74 | 10.12–42.51 | <0.001 | 4.93 | 1.55–15.71 | 0.007 |
| WHtR | <0.001 | |||||||
| Normal (n = 155) | 131 (84.52) | 24 (15.48) | 1 (Ref.) | 1.0 | ||||
| High (n = 85) | 25 (29.41) | 60 (70.59) | 13.10 | 6.92–24.79 | <0.001 | 2.22 | 0.74–6.66 | 0.154 |
1Normal periodic menstrual blood loss = 15–20 pads/cycle. 2Abnormal periodic menstrual blood loss = less than 15 and more than 20 pads. #Adjusted for BMI, WHR, and WHtR.