Table 4: The odds ratio of test anxiety level and
some of the intervening variables affecting the incidence of menstrual
disorders in the first and second cycles following the exam period using
stepwise logistic regression.
Variable |
First cycle
following the exam period |
Second cycle
following the exam period |
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OR |
P-value |
95% CI of the OR |
OR |
P-value |
95% CI of the OR |
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Lower bound |
Upper bound |
Lower bound |
Upper bound |
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Test anxiety level |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.407 |
< 0.001 |
0.254 |
0.651 |
Academic term |
0.593 |
0.01 |
0.399 |
0.881 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Academic level |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.131 |
< 0.001 |
0.048 |
0.354 |
Ethnicity |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.756 |
0.009 |
0.612 |
0.933 |
Economic status |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.638 |
0.001 |
0.486 |
0.838 |
History of taking
OCPs |
1.936 |
0.032 |
1.06 |
3.535 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Use of medications
affecting menstruation |
2.462 |
0.003 |
1.363 |
4.449 |
3.44 |
< 0.001 |
1.782 |
6.643 |
Mental illness and
depression |
5.747 |
0.002 |
1.925 |
17.151 |
9.748 |
0.001 |
2.496 |
38.074 |
Variables that could predict the incidence
of menstrual disorders in the first and the second cycle following the exam
period according to logistic regression model. |