Characteristics of controls and PMDD participants†.

PMDD: premenstrual dysphoric disorder; BMI: body mass index; FP: follicular phase; LP: luteal phase; VAS-core: mean score of visual analogue scale measures for depression, tension, affective lability and irritability values are mean ± SEM.†Participant characteristics were also included in a related manuscript [26].aindicates PMDD late-LP value is significantly (P≤.03) different than PMDD FP value and pone.0051929.g003.tifcontrol values in both menstrual phases.bindicates LP values are significantly (P = .025) different than FP values.