Survey study, 2022
Does physical activity or obesity affect the risk of developing PMS?
Physical activity lowers PMS risk, while obesity raises it slightly. These findings come from combining results from 13 studies across multiple continents.
What they did
Researchers systematically searched academic databases for studies about physical activity, obesity, and PMS published between 2000 and 2022. They found 13 studies from Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe. They combined the results using meta-analysis to estimate overall effects.
What they found
Women who did a lot of physical activity had 0.80 times the risk of developing PMS compared to women who did less. Obese women had 1.03 times the risk of developing PMS compared to non-obese women. The evidence for physical activity reducing risk was strong. The evidence for obesity raising risk was weaker.
What it means for you
Physical activity appears to protect against PMS across different countries and populations. Obesity appears to slightly increase PMS risk, though the evidence is less certain. These are among the strongest findings available because they combine many studies. They suggest that encouraging women to stay active and maintain healthy weight could help prevent or reduce PMS.
13
studies combined in meta-analysis
0.80
times PMS risk with high physical activity versus low
1.03
times PMS risk with obesity versus without
About the study
- Original title
- Meta Analysis: Relationships of Risk Factors of Physical Activity and Obesity with Premenstrual Syndrome
- Authors
- Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Erza Husna et al.
- Journal
- Indonesian Journal of Medicine
- Year
- 2022
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 80
- What was tested
- High physical activity and obesity status were examined in relation to PMS risk.
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.26911/theijmed.2022.07.02.10
Original abstract
Background: Premenstrual syndrome is actually experienced by almost all women wherever they are, but most teenagers think the symptoms they feel do not require further intervention or treatment. This study aims to analyze the relationship between physical activity and obesity with premenstrual syndrome based on the results of several previous similar primary studies. Subjects and Method : This study was conducted using a meta-analysis study with PICO as follows: P= women aged 17-50 years, I= high physical activity and obesity, C= low physical activity and not obesity, O= premenstrual syndrome. Article searches were conducted using electronic databases, namely Pubmed, Google Scholar, Springer Link, Clinical Key, and Proquest. Article searches were conducted using keywords and the Mesh method as follows "physical activity and obesity and premenstrual syndrome", "physical activity and obesity and premenstrual syndrome and adjusted Odds Ratio", "physical activity and obesity and premenstrual syndrome and study cross sectional", " physical activity or obesity or premenstrual syndrome", "physical activity or obesity or premenstrual syndrome or adjusted odds ratio", "physical activity or obesity or premenstrual syndrome or study cross sectional". Articles were analyzed using the Review Manager 5.3 application. Results There are 13 articles from the continents of Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe which include Japan, Palestine, Arabia, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, Brazil, and Turkey from 2000-2022 which were analyzed using PRISMA flow diagrams. Research studies show that women who do a lot of physical activity have a risk of developing premenstrual syndrome as much as 0.80 times compared to women who do less physical activity (aOR= 0.80; 95% CI = 0.51 to 1.25; p<0.001 ); and obese women had 1.03 times the risk of developing premenstrual syndrome compared with non-obese women (aOR = 1.03; 95% CI = 0.95 to 1.11; p = 0.49). Conclusion: Physical activity can reduce the risk of premenstrual syndrome and obesity can increase the risk of premenstrual syndrome. Keywords: physical activity, obesity, premenstrual syndrome Correspondence: Erza Husna. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36 A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java, Indonesia. Email: erza.husna@gmail.com. Mobile: +6285747580999. Indonesian Journal of Medicine (2022), 07(02): 219-231 https://doi.org/10.26911/theijmed.2022.07.02.10
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