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Table 6 Rho Assessment of relationships between menstrual characteristics and the most common symptoms in the Post-acute Phase—A Comprehensive Study of reported changes in menstruation, period, volume, and dysmenorrhea [n(%)]

From: Alterations in menstrual characteristics and associated factors in Chinese women post SARS-CoV-2 infection: a cross-sectional study

Symptom

Group A, n = 442

Group Bb,

n = 427

Total

Menstruation

Period

Volume

Dysmenorrheaa

Delayed

Advanced

Prolonged

Shortened

Increased

Decreased

Worsen

Fatigue

118(21.5)

27(4.9)

41(7.5)

14(2.6)

62(11.3)

80(14.6)

49(8.9)a

246(44.8)b

549

Rho

0.060

0.027

-0.012

-0.050

0.078*

0.02

0.085*

0.113**

 

Rho 95%CI

-0.006 to 0.128

-0.038 to 0.087

-0.083 to 0.053

-0.123 to 0.022

0.013 to 0.134

-0.043 to 0.087

0.023 to 0.141

0.044 to 0.18

 

P

0.078

0.423

0.727

0.142

0.022

0.554

0.013

0.001

 

Cough

93(19.7)

22(4.7)

32(6.8)

14(3)

46(9.8)

67(14.2)

39(8.3)

228(48.4)

471

Rho

0.002

0.01

-0.037

-0.015

0.008

0.006

0.043

0.016

 

Rho 95%CI

-0.066 to 0.07

-0.058 to 0.077

-0.106 to 0.033

-0.083 to 0.053

-0.059 to 0.073

-0.068 to 0.074

-0.019 to 0.105

-0.049 to 0.086

 

P

0.957

0.777

0.271

0.651

0.815

0.864

0.203

0.64

 

Body weakness

74(21.0)

17(4.8)

21(5.9)

10(2.8)

40(11.3)

51(14.4)

34(9.6)a

159(45)b

353

Rho

0.027

0.013

-0.055

-0.018

0.05

0.01

-0.076*

0.068*

 

Rho 95%CI

-0.037 to 0.094

-0.056 to 0.078

-0.122 to 0.011

-0.082 to 0.048

-0.018 to 0.119

-0.056 to 0.077

-0.142 to -0.008

0.001 to 0.132

 

P

0.431

0.7

0.108

0.591

0.14

0.775

0.025

0.046

 

Phlegm

69(21.9)

13(4.1)

21(6.7)

9(2.9)

34(10.8)

39(12.4)

28(8.9)

158(50.2)

315

Rho

0.042

-0.013

-0.029

-0.016

0.032

-0.036

0.048

-0.015

 

Rho 95%CI

-0.022 to 0.109

-0.076 to 0.053

-0.095 to 0.034

-0.08 to 0.053

-0.034 to 0.1

-0.1 to 0.033

-0.019 to 0.125

-0.077 to 0.05

 

P

0.214

0.699

0.385

0.646

0.348

0.289

0.16

0.65

 

Memory decline

61(22.6)

14(5.2)

21(7.8)

7(2.6)

35(13.0)

45(16.7)

33(12.2)a

103(38.1)b

270

Rho

0.049

0.023

0.002

-0.024

0.078*

0.051

0.129**

0.148**

 

Rho 95%CI

-0.015 to 0.113

-0.045 to 0.085

-0.061 to 0.066

-0.087 to 0.041

0.004 to 0.148

-0.017 to 0.121

0.056 to 0.199

0.079 to 0.21

 

P

0.147

0.506

0.96

0.481

0.022

0.135

<0.001

<0.001

 

Insomnia

49(22.3)

7(3.2)

13(5.9)

7(3.2)

20(9.1)

38(17.3)

23(10.5)a

92(41.8)b

220

Rho

0.038

-0.037

-0.039

-0.001

-0.009

0.054

0.072*

0.085*

 

Rho 95%CI

-0.023 to 0.105

-0.093 to 0.03

-0.1 to 0.019

-0.064 to 0.072

-0.073 to 0.062

-0.015 to 0.118

0.003 to 0.144

0.019 to 0.151

 

P

0.263

0.279

0.247

0.969

0.788

0.11

0.034

0.012

 
  1. Rho: Spearman rank correlation coefficient. a, b Chi-square test showed that the proportions of women with worsening dysmenorrhea and menstrual changes were more in participants who experienced fatigue (χ2 = 6.225, P = 0.013 and χ2 = 11.175, P = 0.001), weakness (χ2 = 5.016, P = 0.025 and χ2 = 3.988, P = 0.046), memory decline (χ2 = 14.404, P < 0.001 and χ2 = 18.925, P < 0.001), and insomnia (χ2 = 4.500, P = 0.034 and χ2 = 6.313, P = 0.012) compared to those who did not report these symptoms