highly significantp ≤ 0.0001
The analysis contrasting groups within each subphase showed that the AO: PMDD+ group had a highly significant increase in food cravings relative to all three study groups in the LL subphase: the AL: PMDD− group ( t -ratio = 5.27; p ≤ 0.0001), the AL: PMDD+ group ( t -ratio = 4.78; p ≤ 0.0001), and the AO: PMDD− group ( t -ratio = 4.87; p ≤ 0.0001) ( Table 2 ).