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Table 2 Demographic- fertility characteristics of students with premenstrual syndrome (n = 100)

From: Effectiveness of computer-based stress inoculation training (SIT) counseling approach on anxiety, depression, and stress of students with premenstrual syndrome

Variables

Intervention group (n = 50)

Control group (n = 50)

Total (n = 100)

P- value†

Age (mean ± SD, year)

25.96 (4.93)

25.07 (4.77)

25.52 (4.8)

0.384

BMI* (kg/m2 )

23.56 (3.71)

22.83 (3.46)

23.20 (3.5)

0.334

Menarche age (year)

12.93 (1.54)

12.69 (1.18)

12.81 (1.37)

0.396

Duration of bleeding (day)

6.26 (1.46)

5.71 (1.27)

5.99 (1.39)

0.060

Interval of bleeding (day)

28.48 (2.38)

28.62 (2.188)

28.55 (2.27)

0.765

PMS time (day)

4.57 (2.51)

3.93 (3.11)

4.25 (2.92)

0.305

Days of absence from class

1.67 (2.47)

1.62 (2.14)

1.65 (2.34)

0.917

Onset of symptoms (year)

11.98 (1.86)

16.67 (4.44)

14.30 (4.11)

0.001>

Variables

Intervention group

f (%)

Control group

f (%)

Total

f (%)

P- value††

Grade

   

0.344

BSc

19 (41.3)

25 (55.6)

44 (48.4)

 

MSc

22 (47.8)

15 (33.3)

37 (40.6)

 

PhD

5 (10.9)

5 (11.1)

10 (11.0)

 

Father’s job

   

0.374

Employee

10 (21.7)

14 (31.1)

24 (26.4)

 

Worker

23 (50.0)

17 (37.8)

40 (44.0)

 

Retired

13 (28.3)

14 (31.1)

27 (29.6)

 

Mother’s job

   

0.452

Housewife

34 (78.2)

30 (66.7)

60 (72.5)

 

Employee

10 (21.7)

15 (33.3)

25 (27.5)

 

Father’s education

   

0.751

High school

10 (21.7)

9 (20.0)

19 (20.9)

 

Diploma

13 (28.3)

15 (33.3)

28 (30.8)

 

University

22 (47.8)

21 (46.7)

43 (47.3)

 

Mother’s education

   

0.786

High school

11 (23.9)

10 (22.2)

21 (23.1)

 

Diploma

16 (34.8)

16 (35.6)

32 (35.2)

 

University

18 (39.1)

19 (42.2)

37 (40.7)

 

Residence

   

0.197

Rural

3 (6.5)

7 (15.6)

10 (11.0)

 

Urban

43 (93.5)

38 (84.4)

81 (89.0)

 

Satisfaction with income

   

0.641

Satisfied

6 (13.0)

7 (15.6)

13 (14.3)

 

Relatively satisfied

26 (56.5)

21 (46.7)

47 (51.6)

 

Un satisfied

14 (30.4)

17 (37.8)

31 (34.1)

 

Marital status

   

0.106

Single

33 (71.7)

39 (86.7)

72 (79.1)

 

Married

10 (21.7)

6 (13.3)

16 (17.6)

 

Divorced

3 (6.5)

0 (0.0)

3 (3.3)

 

Family history of PMS**

   

0.926

Yes

26 (56.5)

25 (55.6)

51 (56.0)

 

No

20 (43.5)

20 (44.4)

40 (44.0)

 
  1. *Body mass index
  2. **Premenstrual syndrome
  3. †The data were assessed using t-test
  4. ††The data were assessed using chi-square test
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