Comparing the Effects of Dietary Flaxseed and Omega-3 Fatty Acids Supplement on Cyclical Mastalgia in Iranian Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 1

Comparison of the means of mastalgia intensity: between-group analysis, within-group analysis.

	Flaxseed group; (Mean ± SD)	Wheat group; (Mean ± SD)	Omega-3 group; (Mean ± SD)	value (analysis of variance)	-value (analysis of covariance)
Baseline cycle	6.49 ± 1.17	5.85 ± 1.03	6.08 ± 1.07	0.009
First interventional cycle	3.66 ± 2.51	4.92 ± 2.06	4.43 ± 2.34	0.008	<0.001
Second interventional cycle	2.89 ± 2.46	4.85 ± 1.99	3.53 ± 2.13	0.001	<0.001
Third cycle; (stop the intervention)	2.94 ± 2.29	4.95 ± 1.68	2.94 ± 2.29	0.001	<0.001
value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001