Pulse Wave Variation during the Menstrual Cycle in Women with Menstrual Pain

Table 1

General characteristics of the subjects.

Group	Experimental group ()	Control group ()	-value	value
Variable	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Age	22.16 ± 1.97	22.52 ± 2.16	−2.01	0.045
Height	160.95 ± 4.97	161.56 ± 4.67	−1.41	0.160
Weight	53.98 ± 7.52	55.01 ± 7.99	−1.52	0.129
BMI	20.84 ± 2.79	21.04 ± 2.79	−0.85	0.396
Heart rate	78.07 ± 10.17	77.50 ± 10.87	0.61	0.543
MMP	6.72 ± 1.17	1.25 ± 1.38	47.78	<0.001

BMI: body mass index.
MMP: measure of menstrual pain.