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Correlation of Thyroid Gland Functions with Menstrual Patterns amongst Infertile and Fertile Women Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in North-Central Nigeria
World Journal of Clinical Medicine Research
| Vol 3, Issue 1
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