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title: How common is PMS in university students and does it affect their quality of life?
description: PMS is common among university students and clearly reduces quality of life in all areas. Interestingly, overweight and obese students had lower rates of PMS
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/evaluation-of-premenstrual-syndrome-and-quality-of-life-in-university-students-2014/
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# How common is PMS in university students and does it affect their quality of life?

PMS is common among university students and clearly reduces quality of life in all areas. Interestingly, overweight and obese students had lower rates of PMS than normal-weight students.

 Moderate study design

1008 university students in Turkey, aged 17-25 (median age 21)

## What they did

1008 university students in Turkey aged 17-25 (median age 21) completed questionnaires about PMS symptoms and quality of life. Researchers looked for patterns between PMS and other factors including weight.

## What they found

Students with PMS had lower quality of life scores in all areas measured compared to students without PMS. PMS was less common in overweight or obese students than in normal-weight students.

## What it means for you

PMS is a significant health problem for university students that clearly affects daily wellbeing and quality of life. The finding that overweight students had less PMS is interesting. The study was conducted in one university in Turkey, so results may differ in other places.

1008

university students surveyed

21

median age in years

## About the study

Original title Evaluation of premenstrual syndrome and quality of life in university students Authors Sahin S, Ozdemir K, Unsal A Journal JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Year 2014 Study design Survey study Participants 1,008 What was tested None - survey study Read the paper [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25252518/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25252518/)

## 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/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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