Survey study, 2026
Is PMS linked to body size and how much time women spend sitting?
Yes. Women with higher PMS severity had larger waist circumference, higher waist-to-hip ratio, and spent more time being sedentary, especially on weekends.
What they did
Researchers measured young women's waist and hip circumference with a tape measure and asked questionnaires about PMS symptoms and sedentary time (sitting), including on weekends. They looked for connections between body measurements and PMS severity.
What they found
Women with higher PMS scores had larger waist circumference, higher waist-to-hip ratio, and more sedentary time. Waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, weekend sedentary time, total sedentary time, and menstrual period length all showed positive links with PMS severity.
What it means for you
PMS appears connected to lifestyle factors like physical activity and body composition, not only hormones. This is a one-time survey, so we cannot tell whether sedentary behavior causes PMS or whether having PMS leads to more sitting. No control group was studied.
Multiple
waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, sedentary behavior linked to PMS
About the study
- Original title
- Association of premenstrual syndrome with anthropometric measurements and sedentary behavior
- Authors
- Yağci Şentürk A, Okur E
- Journal
- Health care for women international
- Year
- 2026
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- None
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2026.2620994
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