Table 1 Baseline demographics of the patients with primary dysmenorrhea in ginger and placebo groups
Ginger (n = 59) | Placebo (n = 46) | Placebo* (n = 13) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Pa | Pb | |
Age (years) | 21.4 (2.0) | 21.3 (2.2) | 21.2 (2.5) | 0.244 | 0.883 |
Body Mass Index | 20.4 (2.2) | 20.7 (2.2) | 20.3 (2.3) | 0.371 | 0.603 |
Menarche (age in years) | 13.7 (0.9) | 13.6 (1.1) | 14.0 (1.1) | 0.638 | 0.241 |
Interval of cycles (days) | 28.9 (2.2) | 27.7 (2.7) | 28.3 (1.8) | 0.096 | 0.396 |
Duration of menses (hours) | 6.6 (1.1) | 6.7 (1.7) | 6.7 (1.4) | 0.640 | 0.949 |
Severity of pain (cm) | 7.3 (1.1) | 7.5 (0.9) | 7.4 (1.58) | 0.347 | 0.275 |
Duration of pain | 19.38 (16.35) | 19.06 (22.73) | 18.15 (26.87) | 0.170 | 0.912 |
Pain severity based on verbal multidimensional scoring system (number, %) | 0.300 | 0.735 | |||
Mild | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
Moderate | 21 (35.6) | 12 (26.1) | 4 (30.8) | ||
Severe | 38 (64.4) | 34 (73.9) | 9 (89.2) |