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Table 3 Health status and health behavior in women without and with PMS, major depression, and with PMS plus major depression (weighted prevalence rates)

From: The interrelation between premenstrual syndrome and major depression: Results from a population-based sample

 

No PMS or depression (n= 2848)

PMS only (n= 413)

Major depression only (n= 197)

PMS plus depression (n= 60)

Total (n= 3518)

χ2 (df)

 

%

%

%

%

%

 

Body weight

      

Underweight

6.9

6.9

9.7

7.8

7.0

 

Normal weight

74.5

72.8

69.2

71.8

74

 

Overweight

13.5

13.3

12.3

9

13.3

 

Obese

5.1

7.0

8.8

11.4

5.6

 

Total

100

100

100

100

100

4.85 (9)

Pill as oral contraception

      

No

68

78.4

62.1

65.4

68.8

 

Yes

32

21.6

37.9

34.6

31.2

 

Total

100

100

100

100

100

9.85* (3)

Alcohol consumption

      

No consumption

33.5

35.1

19

40.5

33

 

Mild consumption

62.9

62.4

71.8

53.9

63.2

 

Moderate to severe consumption

3.6

2.6

9.2

5.6

3.8

 

Total

100

100

100

100

100

17.99** (6)

Smoking status

      

None smoker

59.1

51.1

47.3

50.4

57.4

 

Former smoker

15.3

22

17.9

18.5

16.3

 

Current smoker

25.6

26.9

34.8

31.1

26.3

 

Total

100

100

100

100

100

12.53 (6)

Cannabis consumption

      

Yes

2.5

2.7

6.2

7.4

2.8

 

No

97.5

97.3

93.8

92.6

97.2

 

Total

100

100

100

100

100

4.11 (3)

Health orientation

      

Not health oriented

9.7

9.6

17

9.6

10.1

 

Health oriented

90.3

90.4

83

90.4

89.9

 

Total

100

100

100

100

100

4.06 (3)

Psychotropic drug consumption

      

None

90.9

78.2

67.3

42.6

86

 

Antidepressants only

2.9

4.9

12.4

9.7

4

 

Tranquillizer/sleeping pills only

4.6

13.1

7.5

11.9

6.2

 

Tranquillizer/sleeping pills and antidepressants

1.5

3.8

12.7

35.8

3.7

 

Total

100

100

100

100

100

38.99*** (9)

Work satisfaction

      

Extremely satisfied

23.5

13.6

16.1

12.1

21.8

 

Very satisfied

45.2

41.1

33

39.4

43.9

 

Fairly satisfied

21.1

24.4

35.2

21.4

22.3

 

Partly satisfied to extremely dissatisfied

10.1

20.9

15.8

27.1

12

 

Total

100

100

100

100

100

28.35*** (9)

Mastery

      

Low

17.4

37.6

41

74.4

22

 

Medium

46.9

47.7

38.3

20.3

46.1

 

High

35.6

14.7

20.7

5.3

31.9

 

Total

100

100

100

100

100

104.00*** (6)

Physical activity

      

Inactive

11.3

16.6

12.5

8.1

11.9

 

Partially active

47.2

45.2

51

56.7

47.4

 

Active

41.5

38.2

36.5

35.2

40.7

 

Total

100

100

100

100

100

6.35 (6)

Self-rated health

      

Poor health

0.6

3.8

5.5

25.8

1.7

 

Fair health

4.8

8.6

13.6

22.8

6.1

 

Good health

94.6

87.6

80.9

51.4

92.2

 

Total

100

100

100

100

100

40.23*** (6)

Sleeping difficulties

      

Not at all

66.8

53.6

49.8

31.4

63.7

 

A bit

27.2

29

30.2

35.0

27.8

 

Strongly

6.0

17.4

20.0

33.6

8.6

 

Total

100

100

100

100

100

46.42*** (6)

Psychological distress

      

Low

84.2

66.0

55.2

34.3

79.6

 

Medium

12.9

23.8

30.1

32.2

15.4

 

High

2.9

10.3

14.7

33.5

4.9

 

Total

100

100

100

100

100

77.31*** (6)

  1. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001