Bian Zheng Lun Zhi as a Complementary and Alternative Treatment for Menstrual Cramps in Women with Dysmenorrhea: A Prospective Clinical Observation
Table 2
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics for the 70 participants.
Definition
Endometriosis
Primary dysmenorrhea
value
Age (years)
35.7 ± 4.7
29.5 ± 6.2
0.000*
Body mass index (kg/m2)
20.5 ± 2.4
19.5 ± 2.2
NS
Marital states (%)
Unmarried
13 (38.2)
24 (66.7)
0.033*
Married
19 (55.9)
12 (33.3)
Divorced/widowed/separated
2 (5.9)
0 (0.0)
Education level (%)
NS
Junior high or below
7 (20.6)
4 (11.1)
University or above
27 (79.4)
32 (88.9)
Menstrual duration
2.9 ± 0.8
2.7 ± 0.6
NS
Blood volume
36.4 ± 38.8
26.1 ± 22.0
NS
Duration of pain
2.2 ± 1.0
2.2 ± 0.9
NS
Use of painkillers
1.91 ± 3.7
0.53 ± 1.1
0.044*
Pain in VASa
6.6 ± 0.4
6.3 ± 1.9
NS
MDQ scoresb
Pain
19.2 ± 6.0
18.9 ± 6.3
NS
Concentration
15.9 ± 8.2
14.8 ± 6.7
NS
Behavioral change
13.8 ± 6.2
11.9 ± 6.4
NS
Autonomic reaction
10.2 ± 4.2
9.4 ± 4.7
NS
Control
10.0 ± 3.9
9.3 ± 4.7
NS
Water retention
9.5 ± 4.0
9.3 ± 4.0
NS
Negative affect
18.9 ± 8.7
20.6 ± 9.5
NS
Arousal
6.0 ± 2.4
5.6 ± 1.1
NS
WHOQOL-BREF scoresc
Global
11.1 ± 2.2
11.8 ± 3.1
NS
Physiological domain
13.0 ± 2.0
13.3 ± 2.2
NS
Psychological domain
12.8 ± 2.1
13.1 ± 2.7
NS
Social domain
13.5 ± 1.6
14.1 ± 1.9
NS
Environmental domain
13.9 ± 1.6
14.3 ± 2.1
NS
aVAS refers to the Visual Analogue Scale; bMDQ refers to the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire; cWHOQOL-BREF refers to the World Health Organization Quality of Life-brief version. values are calculated for the comparison of difference between endometriosis and primary dysmenorrhea groups by or the independent -test. *Significance at the level.
