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Table 1 General characteristics of the study population - socio-economic and lifestyle factors

From: The complexity of premenstrual dysphoric disorder - risk factors in the population of Polish women

 

Variable

N

%

Marital status

Single

414

27.1%

 

Married

882

57.9%

 

Widowed

15

1.0%

 

Divorced

213

14.0%

Residence

Rural areas

414

28.0%

 

Small city (below 50,000)

444

30.0%

 

Large city (over 50,000)

622

42.0%

Education

Primary or vocational

377

24.8%

 

Secondary

488

32.0%

 

Tertiary

657

43.2%

Employment status

Employed

1141

76.0%

 

Unemployed

229

15.2%

 

Retired

19

1.3%

 

Student

113

7.5%

Type of work performed

Manual

380

31.9%

 

White-collar

813

68.1%

Physical activity

 

322

22.8%

Cigarette smoking

 

509

33.1%

Duration of cigarette smoking in years (x ± SD)

 

11.7 ± 6.5

Number of cigarettes a day (median + lower/upper quartile)

 

15 + 10/20

Alcohol consumption

 

150

9.8%

BMI (x ± SD)

 

22.7 ± 3.40

  1. BMI - Body Mass Index, SD - Standard deviation