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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2022 Jan 23;26(6):1211–1216. doi: 10.1007/s10995-021-03362-6

Table 4:

Number of symptom entries during 112-day study period

Paper (n = 21) App (n = 14) Significance
(p value)
Median (IQR) Median (IQR)
 Symptoms entered per person 7.0 (0–22) 33.0 (27–55) 0.0065*
 Total symptoms entered 349 824
Type of symptom reported (number of entries) (number of entries)
 Cramps 185+ 169+
 Bloating 17 89+
 Headaches 78+ 49+
 Breast soreness 12 63+
 Nausea 24+ 29+
 Ovulation Pain 0 6+
 Vomiting 1+ 0
 Back Pain 1 2
 Fatigue 2 0
 Gas 21 76+
 Diarrhea 5+ 7
 Other 3 318
+

Symptoms that were pre-listed in the paper diary or pre-programmed in the app

*

Two-sample Mann-Whitney U Test