Table 2 Relation between PMS severity and clinical data in the studied groups (n = 300)
|  | MetS + ve (n = 150) | p value | MetS -ve (n = 150) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild PMS n = 97 | Moderate-to-severe PMS n = 53 | Mild PMS n = 119 | Moderate-to-severe PMS n = 31 | |||
Age (years) mean ± SD | 20.9 ± 1.8 | 21.2 ± 1.8 | 0.37 | 21.0 ± 1.9 | 20.5 ± 1.9 | 0.24 |
BMI (Kg/m2) mean ± SD | 29.9 ± 2.9 | 31.6 ± 2.8 | < 0.001 | 25.4 ± 3.8 | 24.5 ± 1.6 | 0.07 |
Marital status n (%) | ||||||
 Married | 8 (8.2) | 4 (7.6) | 0.88 | 13 (10.9) | 4 (12.9) | 0.76 |
 Unmarried | 89 (91.8) | 49 (92.4) | 106 (89.1) | 27 (87.1) | ||
Residence n (%) | ||||||
 Urban | 78 (80.4) | 38 (71.7) | 0.22 | 100 (84.0) | 25 (80.7) | 0.65 |
 Rural | 19 (19.6) | 15 (28.3) | 19 (16.0) | 6 (19.3) | ||
Education n (%) | ||||||
 Elementary | 26 (26.8) | 14 (26.4) | 0.89 | 39 (32.8) | 9 (29.0) | 0.31 |
 Secondary | 54 (55.7) | 28 (52.8) | 60 (50.4) | 13 (42.0) | ||
 University | 17 (17.5) | 11 (20.8) | 20 (16.8) | 9 (29.0) | ||
Age at menarche (years) mean ± SD | 12.1 ± 1.4 | 11.5 ± 1.2 | 0.007 | 11.8 ± 1.4 | 11.3 ± 1.1 | 0.035 |
Cycle length (days) mean ± SD | 31.6 ± 2.2 | 31.0 ± 2.4 | 0.14 | 31.5 ± 2.4 | 32.2 ± 1.8 | 0.42 |
Symptoms duration (days) mean ± SD | 4.1 ± 0.8 | 5.0 ± 0.9 | < 0.001 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 4.5 ± 1.3 | < 0.001 |