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Table 6 Comparison of key characteristics among four mental health subgroups

From: Factors associated with anxiety and depression in perimenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding: A retrospective cohort study

Variable

Anxiety Only (n = 298)

Depression Only (n = 250)

Comorbid A&D (n = 418)

Neither (n = 268)

P-value

Age (years), Mean ± SD

48.8 ± 3.3

48.9 ± 3.4

49.0 ± 3.5

48.5 ± 3.6

0.217

BMI (kg/m²), Mean ± SD

25.9 ± 4.1

25.8 ± 4.0

26.3 ± 4.2

25.2 ± 3.8

0.019*

Duration of AUB (months), Median (IQR)

9 (5–12)

9 (5–13)

10 (6–14)

6 (3–10)

< 0.001***

Smoking History (%)

10.1%

9.6%

11.5%

2.6%

< 0.001***

Psychiatric History (%)

22.1%

23.6%

34.5%

9.3%

< 0.001***

Estradiol (pg/mL)

61.8 ± 22.3

60.5 ± 22.5

58.7 ± 22.0

67.5 ± 23.5

< 0.001***

FSH (mIU/mL)

26.5 ± 8.7

26.7 ± 8.4

27.9 ± 8.4

22.5 ± 8.6

< 0.001***

Cortisol (µg/dL)

14.8 ± 5.1

14.9 ± 5.2

15.8 ± 5.2

13.1 ± 5.4

< 0.001***

Sleep Quality (PSQI), Median (IQR)

8 (5–10)

8 (5–11)

9 (6–12)

5 (3–7)

< 0.001***

  1. Note: Comparison across four mental health subgroups. P-values derived using ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis, or Chi-square tests as appropriate. A&D = Anxiety and Depression. *Significance levels: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001