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. 2022 Aug 31;14(8):e28630. doi: 10.7759/cureus.28630

Table 1. Characteristics of participants and post-vaccine menstruation.

IQR: interquartile range

Predictors Affected (n=146) Unaffected (n=238) p-Value Odds ratio (OR) 95% confidence interval
Median (IQR) or n (%) Median (IQR) or n (%)
Age 21 (3.0) 21 (2.0) 0.981 0.999 0.946-1.055
Body mass index 21.5 (6.2) 20.7 (5.3) 0.348 1.023 0.976-1.071
PSS score 24 (9.0) 21 (8.0) 0.017 1.041 1.007-1.076
Marital status
Unmarried 131 (89.7%) 215 (90.3%) - - -
Married 15 (10.3%) 23 (9.7%) 0.743 0.844 0.306-2.329
Physical activity
None 5 (3.4%) 15 (6.3%) 0.093 - -
Light 57 (39.0%) 95 (40.0%) 0.383 1.621 0.547-4.806
Moderate 71 (48.7%) 121 (50.8%) 0.256 1.847 0.628-5.431
Strenuous 13 (8.9%) 7 (2.9%) 0.020 5.626 1.320-23.981
Pre-vaccination cycle regularity
No 21 (14.4%) 27 (11.3%) - - -
Yes 125 (85.6%) 211 (88.7%) 0.543 0.816 0.424-1.571
Pre-vaccination menstrual flow
Scanty 10 (6.9%) 2 (0.8%) 0.002 - -
Normal 111 (76.0%) 218 (91.6%) 0.007 0.118 0.025-0.562
Heavy 25 (17.1%) 18 (7.6%) 0.129 0.275 0.052-1.454