Survey study, 2013
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.
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
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