Table 4 Severity of psychological symptoms in females without PMS (N = 207)
From: Prevalence and clinical picture of premenstrual syndrome in females from Bulgaria
Symptom | Severity | No PMS—n (%) | Symptom | Severity | No PMS—n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Depressed mood | Mild | 36 (66.7) | Poor concentration | Mild | 36 (59.0) |
Moderate | 14 (25.9) | Moderate | 19 (31.2) | ||
Severe | 4 (7.4) | Severe | 6 (9.8) | ||
N | 54 (100) | N | 61 (100) | ||
Irritability | Mild | 42 (40.8) | Fatigue | Mild | 54 (60.0) |
Moderate | 51 (49.5) | moderate | 23 (25.6) | ||
Severe | 10 (9.7) | Severe | 13 (14.4) | ||
N | 103 (100) | N | 90 (100) | ||
Mood swings | Mild | 41 (77.4) | Changes in appetite | Mild | 54 (44.6) |
Moderate | 12 (22.6) | moderate | 31 (25.6) | ||
Severe | 0 (0.0) | Severe | 36 (29.8) | ||
N | 53 (100) | N | 121 (100) | ||
Anxiety | Mild | 15 (78.9) | Sweets craving | Mild | 39 (39.4) |
Moderate | 4 (21.1) | moderate | 33 (33.3) | ||
Severe | 0 (0.0) | Severe | 27 (27.3) | ||
N | 19 (100) | N | 99 (100) | ||
Hopelessness | Mild | 5 (71.4) | Sleep changes | Mild | 8 (42.1) |
Moderate | 2 (28.6) | moderate | 11 (57.9) | ||
Severe | 0 (0.0) | Severe | 0 (0.0) | ||
N | 7 (100) | N | 19 (100) | ||
Apathy | Mild | 10 (100) | |||
Moderate | 0 (0.0) | ||||
Severe | 0 (0.0) | ||||
N | 10 (100) |