Survey study, 2017
What factors make PMS symptoms worse in college-aged women?
Older age, low family income, being unmarried, and family history of PMS or painful periods are all linked to more severe PMS.
What they did
298 Iranian college students aged 18 to 35 with PMS completed a symptom questionnaire. Researchers used statistical analysis to identify which factors were linked to worse symptoms.
What they found
Four factors predicted more severe PMS: older age (β = 0.31), low family income compared to high income (β = 11.6), unmarried status compared to married (β = 3.2), and family history of dysmenorrhea or PMS (β = 2.22).
What it means for you
Social and family factors, as well as age, appear connected to PMS severity. The researchers note their findings partly match earlier studies but emphasize more research is needed.
298
college students studied
18-35
age range
4
risk factors identified
About the study
- Original title
- Factors associated with the severity of premenstrual syndrome among Iranian college students
- Authors
- Farahmand M, Ramezani Tehrani F, Khalili D et al.
- Journal
- The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
- Year
- 2017
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 298
- What was tested
- None. Observational study.
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1111/jog.13439
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