S. No Factors Table value Degrees of freedom Chi–square value Significance Probability
1 Irregular periods 8.660 16 0.927 Ns P>0.05
2 Days between two successive periods 8.093 8 0.424 Ns P>0.05
3 Period of menses 25.157 12 0.014 S P<0.05
4 Bleeding 36.908 12 0.000 S P<0.05
5 Bleeding or spotting between the periods 8.278 4 0.082 Ns P>0.05
6 Pain during the period 16.988 8 0.030 S P<0.05
7 Stomach pain 15.061 12 0.238 Ns P>0.05
8 Hip pain 23.537 12 0.023 S P<0.05
9 Pain in arms 16.566 12 0.167 Ns P>0.05
10 Pain in legs 20.398 12 0.060 S P<0.05
11 Pain in joints 15.216 12 0.230 Ns P>0.05
12 Chest pain 6.175 12 0.907 Ns P>0.05
13 Days of severe pain 25.330 16 0.064 Ns P>0.05
14 Headache 16.022 12 0.190 Ns P>0.05
15 Fatigue 11.824 12 0.460 Ns P>0.05
16 Nausea or vomiting 14.256 12 0.285 Ns P>0.05
17 Dizziness 14.729 12 0.257 Ns P>0.05
18 Constipation, Loose bowels or diarrhea 5.527 12 0.938 Ns P>0.05
19 Increased appetite 13.435 12 0.338 Ns P>0.05
20 Fainting 7.673 12 0.810 Ns P>0.05
21 Indigestion 20.038 12 0.066 Ns P>0.05
22 Anxiety 8.898 8 0.351 Ns P>0.05
23 Confused 10.273 8 0.246 Ns P>0.05
24 Depression 30.741 12 0.002 S P<0.05
25 Forgetfulness 12.617 8 0.126 Ns P>0.05
26 Irritability 5.532 8 0.699 Ns P>0.05
27 Difficulty in concentrating 9.094 8 0.334 Ns P>0.05
28 Mood swing 4.392 8 0.820 Ns P>0.05
29 Anger 6.704 8 0.569 Ns P>0.05
Table 4: Chi – square table for the age of women and the menstrual problems.