Table 2 Mean blood pressure (mmHg) by trajectories of heavy menstrual bleeding, irregular periods, and dysmenorrhea.

From: Trajectories of menstrual symptoms and blood pressure in midlife: a prospective cohort study on Australian women

 

Systolic blood pressure

Diastolic blood pressure

 

Mean ± SD

P-value

Mean ± SD

P-value

Trajectories of heavy menstrual bleeding

 Reference (83.2%)

117.9 ± 12.1

0.1

76.3 ± 8.6

<0.01

 Increasing (10.5%)

120.8 ± 13.1

 

79.6 ± 8.4

 

 Chronic (6.3%)

121.4 ± 11.1

 

79.6 ± 7.6

 

Trajectories of irregular periods

    

 Reference (90.8%)

118.2 ± 12.2

0.1

76.4 ± 8.5

<0.01

 Chronic (9.2%)

121.1 ± 11.7

 

80.9 ± 8.2

 

Trajectories of dysmenorrhea

 

1.0

 

0.4

 Reference (87.1%)

118.5 ± 12.0

 

76.7 ± 8.6

 

 Chronic (12.9%)

118.4 ± 12.9

 

77.6 ± 8.7