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

OR

P-value

95% CI of the OR

OR

P-value

95% CI of the OR

Lower bound

Upper bound

Lower bound

Upper bound

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.