Correlation of Thyroid Gland Functions with Menstrual Patterns amongst Infertile and Fertile Women Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in North-Central Nigeria
Table 3.
Menstrual patterns and anomalies in infertile and fertilewomen
|
| Variables |
Infertile women |
Fertile women |
Total |
χ2/ t |
p-value |
|
| n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
|
|
| Age at menarche (years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mean±SD |
14.24±2.26 |
14.43±2.04 |
|
0.429 t |
0.669 |
|
| Range |
9 –18 |
9 – 20 |
|
|
|
|
| Cycle length (days) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mean±SD |
28.14±1.93 |
28.67±1.67 |
|
1.430 t |
0.156 |
|
| Range |
24 – 35 |
24 – 35 |
|
|
|
|
| Polymenorrhea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
53 (100.0) |
53 (100.0) |
106 (100.0) |
|
|
|
| Intermenstrual bleeding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
2 (3.8) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (1.9) |
2.038f |
0.495 |
|
| No |
51 (96.2) |
53 (100.0) |
104 (98.1) |
|
|
|
| Menorrhagia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
11 (20.8) |
3 (5.7) |
14 (13.2) |
5.267 |
0.022* |
|
| No |
42 (79.2) |
50 (94.3) |
92 (86.8) |
|
|
|
| Hypomenorrhea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
4 (7.5) |
0 (0.0) |
4 (3.8) |
4.157f |
0.118 |
|
| No |
49 (92.5) |
53 (100.0) |
102 (96.2) |
|
|
|
| Oligomenorrhoea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
5 (9.4) |
4 (7.5) |
9 (8.5) |
0.121f |
1.000 |
|
| No |
48 (90.6) |
49 (92.5) |
97 (91.5) |
|
|
|
| Amenorrhoea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
4 (7.5) |
0 (0.0) |
4 (3.8) |
4.157f |
0.118 |
|
| No |
49 (92.5) |
53 (100.0) |
102 (96.2) |
|
|
|
|
χ2: Chi square; t: Independent Samples T test; f: Fisher’s exact test
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