Table 5 Differences between participants with prospectively confirmed diagnosis of PMS and PMDD and participants without premenstrual problems in study variables.
Median “PMS/PMDD group” | Median “no diagnosis group” | U Mann-Whitney | Z | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stress | 9.00 | 6.00 | 1327.50 | −6.12 | < 0.001 |
Trauma | 6.00 | 3.00 | 1710.50 | −4.79 | < 0.001 |
Trauma influence | 22.00 | 9.00 | 1546.00 | −5.34 | < 0.001 |
Locus of control | 22.00 | 24.00 | 2341.50 | −2.60 | 0.009 |
Rumination | 47.00 | 44.50 | 22.76.00 | −2.81 | 0.005 |
Trait anger | 28.00 | 24.00 | 1936.00 | −4.00 | < 0.001 |
