Table 1 Socio-demographic, lifestyle, and gynecological characteristics of the participating young women
From: Association of sleep duration and insomnia with menstrual symptoms among young women in Upper Egypt
Characteristics | N = 4122 (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age; mean ± Sd (range) years | 20.0 ± 3.3 (12–25) | |
Residence | Urban | 1846 (44.8) |
Rural | 2276 (55.2) | |
Occupational status | School student | 1130 (27.4) |
University student | 1908 (46.3) | |
Employee | 634 (15.4) | |
None | 450 (10.9) | |
Married | 405 (9.8) | |
Father’s education | Illiterate | 646 (15.7) |
Literate | 3476 (84.3) | |
Mother’s education | Illiterate | 1049 (25.4) |
Literate | 3073 (74.5) | |
Passive smoking | 1901 (46.1) | |
Preference for salty-fatty diets | 2786 (67.6) | |
Physical activity | 799 (19.4) | |
Circumcision | 2420 (58.7) | |
Sleeping hours/day; mean ± Sd (range) | 8.3 ± 1.7 (4–16) | |
Insomnia | 477 (11.6) | |
Menarche age; mean ± Sd (range) years | 13.1 ± 1.4 (9–18) | |
Gynecological age; mean ± Sd (range) years | 6.9 ± 3.5 (0–16) | |
Menstrual cycle duration; mean ± Sd (range) days | 28.2 ± 6.8 (14–90) | |
Menstrual flow duration; mean ± Sd (range) days | 5.2 ± 1.4 (1–15) | |