J Clin Med Res

Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 8, Number 10, October 2016, pages 730-736

Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study

Tables

**Table 1.** Results of Bivariate Analysis of a Selection of Clinical Data and Seropositivity to *T. gondii*
Characteristics	No. of women tested	Prevalence of T. gondii infection		P value
Characteristics	No. of women tested	No.	%	P value
*Sum may not add up to 151 because of missing values.
Irregular periods
Yes	100	9	9	0.16
No	50	1	2
Sleep problems
Yes	85	4	4.7	0.33
No	66	6	9.1
Difficulty concentrating
Yes	109	4	3.7	0.02
No	41	6	14.6
Judgment problems
Yes	59	2	3.4	0.31
No	91	8	8.8
Mood changes
Yes	145	9	6.2	0.29
No	5	1	20
Low self-esteem
Yes	114	5	4.4	0.06
No	37	5	13.5
Guilty feeling
Yes	80	3	3.8	0.19
No	71	7	9.9
Increase of fears
Yes	83	3	3.6	0.11
No	68	7	10.3
Anxiety
Yes	103	5	4.9	0.29
No	48	5	10.4
Tension
Yes	111	6	5.4	0.45
No	40	4	10
Nervousness
Yes	119	7	5.9	0.44
No	32	3	9.4
Irritability
Yes	124	7	5.6	0.38
No	27	3	11.1
Lack of interest in social relations
Yes	92	8	8.7	0.31
No	59	2	3.4
Out of control feeling or overwhelmed
Yes	86	8	9.3	0.18
No	65	2	3.1
Reduced tolerance to noises and lights
Yes	89	4	4.5	0.31
No	62	6	9.7
Joint pain
Yes	96	8	8.3	0.32
No	55	2	3.6
Low back pain
Yes	117	9	7.7	0.45
No	34	1	2.9
Tingling extremities
Yes	96	4	4.2	0.17
No	55	6	10.9
Decreased libido
Yes	81	7	8.6	0.34
No	68	3	4.4
Dyspareunia
Yes	42	1	2.4	0.28
No	108	9	8.3
Presence of acne
Yes	85	4	4.7	0.33
No	65	6	9.2

**Table 2.** Results of the Multivariate Analysis of Clinical Characteristics and IgG Seropositivity to *T. gondii*
Characteristics	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval	P value
Irregular periods	7.91	0.75 - 82.5	0.08
Difficulty concentrating	0.18	0.03 - 0.91	0.03
Low self-esteem	0.48	0.08 - 2.57	0.39
Guilty feeling	0.45	0.08 - 2.46	0.36
Increase of fears	0.58	0.11 - 3.10	0.53
Out of control feeling or overwhelmed	9.00	1.32 - 62.0	0.02
Tingling extremities	0.40	0.08 - 1.86	0.24