Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Indices in relation to Menstrual Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Various menstrual disorders across energy and macronutrient intake.

Characteristics	Painful menstruation			PMS			Irregular menstruation
	No	Yes	value	No	Yes	value	No	Yes	value
Energy intake (kcal)	2401.7 ± 678.7	2714.9 ± 811.5	0.003	2434.8 ± 720.8	2817.9 ± 770.8	0.001	2454.5 ± 698.6	2796.3 ± 866.1	0.01
Carbohydrate intake (gr)	339.6 ± 101.2	378.0 ± 127.1	0.02	341.0 ± 106.5	398.6 ± 124.9	0.001	343.2 ± 103.7	397.9 ± 136.9	0.01
Protein intake (gr)	75.8 ± 17.5	81.7 ± 21.8	0.03	76.3 ± 19.1	84.0 ± 20.0	0.01	77.4 ± 19.3	81.0 ± 20.3	0.27
Fat intake (gr)	87.5 ± 29.9	103.5 ± 34.3	<0.001	90.4 ± 32.5	105.3 ± 30.6	0.003	91.2 ± 32.0	104.2 ± 33.2	0.02

Values are reported as mean ± standard deviation. Independent t-test was applied. P values in bold indicate numbers that are significant ().