Table 1

Clinical characteristics of subjects in the follicular and late luteal phase


Control group (n = 28)
PMS group (n = 23)
PMDD group (n = 11)



Follicular
Luteal
Follicular
Luteal
Follicular
Luteal

Estrone (ng/ml Cr)
10.7 ± 1.0
19.4 ± 2.2**
10.9 ± 1.4
19.3 ± 2.5**
11.3 ± 2.8
21.7 ± 3.5*
Pregnanediol-3-glucuronide (μg/ml Cr)
0.4 ± 0.04
2.1 ± 0.19**
0.3 ± 0.04
2.2 ± 0.3**
0.8 ± 0.4
2.1 ± 0.4
Weight (kg)
54.7 ± 1.2
55.0 ± 1.3
55.9 ± 1.6
56.0 ± 1.6
51.8 ± 2.4
52.6 ± 2.4
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)
21.9 ± 0.5
22.0 ± 0.5
21.1 ± 0.5
21.2 ± 0.5
20.5 ± 0.9
20.8 ± 0.9

Cr: creatinine

Values are means ± SE. **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05 (follicular phase vs. late luteal phase)

Matsumoto et al. BioPsychoSocial Medicine 2007 1:24   doi:10.1186/1751-0759-1-24

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