Comparison of factors associated with the occurrence of menstruation-related symptoms in Japanese women without exercise habits and female soccer players: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 The characteristics of the study participants

	All			Women without exercise habits			Female soccer players			p
	(n = 224)			(n = 99)			(n= 125)			p
Age (year)	20.4	±	2.63	21.2	±	2.96	19.7	±	2.15	0.018	*
Height (cm)	159.4	±	5.72	158.1	±	5.46	160.4	±	5.73	0.002	*
Weight (kg)	53.4	±	7.37	52.0	±	8.79	54.5	±	5.83	< 0.001	*
BMI (kg/m²)	21.0	±	2.33	20.8	±	3.03	21.1	±	1.57	0.006	*
Age at menarche (year)	12.9	±	1.45	12.3	±	1.44	13.4	±	1.26	< 0.001	*

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