Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Indices in relation to Menstrual Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of participants with or without menstrual disorders.
Characteristics
With no disorder (n = 103)
With at least one disorder (n = 114)
Total (n = 217)
Age
28.1 ± 7.1
29.4 ± 8.5
0.20
28.8 ± 7.9
Marital status
Single
42 (50.0)
42 (50.0)
0.55
84 (38.7)
Married
61 (45.9)
72 (54.1)
133 (61.3)
Education level
<dip
32 (39.0)
50 (61.0)
0.08
82 (37.8)
Diploma
34 (47.9)
37 (52.1)
71 (32.7)
>dip
37 (57.8)
27 (42.2)
64 (29.5)
Economic status
Low
23 (41.8)
32 (58.2)
0.04
55 (25.3)
Middle
36 (40.9)
52 (59.1)
88 (40.6)
High
44 (59.5)
30 (40.5)
74 (34.1)
Values reported as mean ± standard deviation. Values reported as number (%). Independent t-test (for age) and chi-square test were applied. values in bold indicate numbers that are significant ().
