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Table 1 Demographics in the full Prospectively diagnosed sample and by self-reported psychiatric comorbidity status

From: Prevalence of lifetime self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in a global sample of 599 patients reporting prospectively confirmed diagnosis with premenstrual dysphoric disorder

 

Full Prospectively Diagnosed PMDD Sample

(N = 599)

PMDD with Hx of Psychiatric Comorbidity

(N = 420)

PMDD without Hx of Psychiatric Comorbidity

(N = 179)

Comparison

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Age, M (SD)

34.23

7.87

33.91

8.17

34.36

7.74

t(597) = -.64, p = .52

Cohen’s d = -.057

Gender

      

χ2 (2) = 3.15, p = .20

Cramer’s V = .073

 Female

586

97.830

408

97.143

178

178

 

 Non-binary

12

2.00

11

2.619

1

1

 

 Other

1

0.16

1

0.238

0

0

 

Gender Minority

13

2.17

12

2.85

1

.56

χ2 (1) = 3.12, p = .07

Cramer’s V = .072

Sexual Orientation

      

χ2 (5) = 19.94, p = .001

Cramer’s V = .18

 Straight

450

75.125

295

70.238

155

86.592

 

  Asexual

5

0.835

5

1.190

0

0.000

 

  Bisexual

74

12.354

61

14.524

13

7.263

 

  Gay/Lesbian

10

1.669

9

2.143

1

0.559

 

  Other

58

9.683

49

11.667

9

5.028

 

  Questioning/Unsure

2

0.334

1

0.238

1

0.559

 

Sexual Orientation Minority

149

24.88

125

29.76

24

13.40

χ2 (1) = 17.96, p < .001

Cramer’s V = .17

 Race

      

χ2 (3) = 8.59, p = .03

Cramer’s V = .12

  White/Caucasian

551

91.987

381

90.714

170

94.972

 

  Asian or Pacific Islander

10

1.669

5

1.190

5

2.793

 

Black or African

9

1.503

8

1.905

1

0.559

 

  American Indian or Alaskan Native

0

0.00

0

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

  Other

28

4.674

25

5.952

3

1.676

 

  Missing

1

0.167

1

0.238

0

0.000

 

 Ethnicity

      

χ2 (1) = 1.27, p = .25

Cramer’s V = .05

  Hispanic or Latinx

25

4.17

15

3.57

10

5.58

 

 Education

      

χ2 (10) = 9.35, p = .49

Cramer’s V = .12

  Bachelor's Degree

218

36.394

152

36.190

66

36.872

 

  Apprenticeship or Technical/Vocational Training

19

3.172

9

2.143

10

5.587

 

  Associate's Degree, HND, HNC, CEGEP, Higher Ed Certification

79

13.189

57

13.571

22

12.291

 

  In MS or HS

9

1.503

5

1.190

4

2.235

 

  Interrupted HS

17

2.838

11

2.619

6

3.352

 

  Completed HS/GED

111

18.531

77

18.333

34

18.994

 

  Interrupted College (no degree, not in school)

12

2.003

8

1.905

4

2.235

 

  In College

11

1.836

10

2.381

1

0.559

 

  In Grad School

5

0.835

4

0.952

1

0.559

 

  Masters Degree

106

17.696

78

18.571

28

15.642

 

  Doctoral Degree (PhD,MD,JD,DVM)

12

2.003

9

2.143

3

1.676

 

 Income

      

χ2 (10) = 5.43, p = .86

Cramer’s V = .10

  $50,000—$79,999 USD

139

23.205

101

24.048

38

21.229

 

  less than $15,000 USD

94

15.693

67

15.952

27

15.084

 

  Student with No Income

9

1.503

6

1.429

3

1.676

 

  $15,000—$19,999 USD

33

5.509

25

5.952

8

4.469

 

  $20,000—$24,999 USD

29

4.841

16

3.810

13

7.263

 

  $25,000—$29,999 USD

26

4.341

18

4.286

8

4.469

 

  $30,000—$34,999 USD

29

4.841

18

4.286

11

6.145

 

  $35,000—$39,999 USD

35

5.843

24

5.714

11

6.145

 

  $40,000—$49,999 USD

64

10.684

46

10.952

18

10.056

 

  $80,000—$99,999 USD

46

7.679

31

7.381

15

8.380

 

  $100,000 USD or above

95

15.860

68

16.190

27

15.084

 

 Parity (any biological children)

278

46.41

218

51.90

60

33.52

χ2 (1) = 17.05, p < .001

Cramer’s V = .17

 Age at Menarche

12.38

1.58

12.37

1.61

12.41

1.52

t(595) = 0.25, p = 0.80

Cohen’s d = .022