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title: Is there a link between body weight and PMS, and does PMS reduce quality of life?
description: PMS significantly reduces both physical and mental quality of life. There is no clear link between body weight and PMS in this study.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/association-of-premenstrual-syndrome-with-body-mass-index-and-its-effect-on-the-2013/
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# Is there a link between body weight and PMS, and does PMS reduce quality of life?

PMS significantly reduces both physical and mental quality of life. There is no clear link between body weight and PMS in this study.

 Early or limited evidence

207 women aged 18-25, of whom 57 had PMS

## What they did

Cross-sectional study of 207 women aged 18-25. All were screened for PMS using the Moos menstrual distress questionnaire; 57 were found to have PMS. Researchers measured body mass index and quality of life using the SF-36 questionnaire.

## What they found

PMS was significantly linked to lower physical quality of life (r = -0.4228, p = 0.0011) and lower mental quality of life (r = -0.4326, p = 0.0008). Body mass index was not significantly linked to PMS.

## What it means for you

PMS reduces both physical and mental quality of life in young women. Weight alone does not explain who gets PMS. The study is cross-sectional and included only young women, so results may not apply to older age groups.

207

women screened

57

women diagnosed with PMS

-0.4228

correlation between PMS and physical quality of life

## About the study

Original title Association of Premenstrual Syndrome with Body Mass Index, and its Effect on the Quality of Life: A Cross-sectional Study Authors Joyner C Mesquita, Arati Vinay Mahishale Journal Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Year 2013 Study design Survey study Participants 207 What was tested None - observational study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1746](https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1746)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)

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