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Table 3 comparison of breast pain between two groups in different phases of the menstrual cycle

From: The comparison of the effect of flaxseed oil and vitamin E on mastalgia and nodularity of breast fibrocystic: a randomized double-blind clinical trial

Group

Baseline mean breast paina

1st month later

2nd month later

1st w

Mens.

2nd w

Folic.

3rd w

luteal

4th w

Luteal

1st w

Mens.

2nd w

Folic.

3rd w

Luteal

4th w

luteal

1st w

Mens.

2nd w

Folic.

3rd w

Luteal

4th w

luteal

Vitamin E

4.48±2.80

4.45±2.77

4.91±2.70

5.84±2.14

2.18±2.6

2.2±2.3

3±2.65

2.73±2.23

1.82±2.51

1.54±2.06

1.58±2

2.02±2.43

Flaxseed oil

5.12±2.58

4.98±2.50

5.27±2.74

6.83±1.99

2.37±2.5

2.63±2.72

2.76±2.45

3.29±2.5

1.41±1.97

1.41±2.32

1.71±2.5

1.73±2.3

p value between groupba

0.273

0.366

0.546

0.031

0.740

0.438

0.661

0.276

0.412

0.934

0.803

0.572

Menstruation week: 0.76 follicular week:0.48 luteal 1st week: 0.86 luteal 2nd week: 0.3

  1. a mean (standard deviation)
  2. b independent sample t-test