Development of an Assessment Tool of Menstrual-Cycle-Related Signs and Symptoms Based on Thai Traditional Medicine Principles for Evaluation of Women’s Health
Table 9
The associated score comparison between the lowest and highest groups.
Subscale
Lowest group
Highest group
t
value
n
Mean (SD)
n
Mean (SD)
Emotion and feeling
117
3.73 (2.36)
113
6.54 (2.70)
−8.43
<0.001
Types of food
117
3.47 (1.55)
113
3.92 (1.82)
−2.02
<0.05
Types of drink
117
4.48 (1.88)
113
5.00 (2.11)
−2.01
NS
Environment
117
3.02 (1.82)
113
3.68 (1.83)
−2.75
<0.05
Behavior and health problem
117
3.55 (2.02)
113
5.39 (1.97)
−7.00
<0.001
Total score of associated factors
117
18.24 (5.98)
113
24.54 (5.93)
−8.02
<0.001
SD = standard deviation, NS = not significant ( value ≥ 0.05).