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title: Does living location and life conditions affect PMS symptoms?
description: Yes. People who migrated to new areas reported more PMS cases but with milder symptoms, compared to those who stayed in their original location. Both groups d
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/do-contrasting-socio-ecological-conditions-bring-difference-in-premenstrual-2023/
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Survey study, 2023

# Does living location and life conditions affect PMS symptoms?

Yes. People who migrated to new areas reported more PMS cases but with milder symptoms, compared to those who stayed in their original location. Both groups differed in jobs, education, wealth, diet, and body measurements.

 Early or limited evidence

501 Oraon adolescents from Eastern India, 200 in original location and 301 migrant

## What they did

Researchers studied 501 adolescents from the Oraon ethnic group in Eastern India, comparing 301 who migrated to new areas with 200 who stayed in their original location. They measured PMS and compared differences in job, education, wealth, diet, body size, and menstrual history.

## What they found

More migrants reported PMS, but symptoms were milder than in those who stayed. The groups differed in job status, education, wealth, religion, diet (carbohydrates, proteins, fats, tea), body size and fat distribution, age at first period, period length, period pain, and anemia status.

## What it means for you

Living conditions and lifestyle differences appear linked to how common and severe PMS is. However, since this compares two populations with different conditions, we cannot determine which specific factor (migration, diet, economics, or something else) actually causes the differences.

501

total adolescents studied

200

in original location

301

migrant population

## About the study

Original title Do contrasting socio-ecological conditions bring difference in premenstrual syndrome and its concomitants? A sedente-migrant comparative study from Eastern India Authors Thakur J, Goswami M, Roy S Journal American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council Year 2023 Study design Survey study Participants 501 What was tested None Read the paper [doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23955](https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23955)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Diet and nutrition](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-diet/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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