Survey study, 2025
How many Indian schoolgirls have PMDD or PMS, and are age, height or weight linked to it?
About 14.5% of the schoolgirls studied had PMDD and 54.5% had PMS symptoms. Age, height, weight, and school class were linked to premenstrual symptoms, with older age especially tied to more symptoms.
What they did
Cross-sectional questionnaire study of teenage girls aged 12 to 18 from schools in the Dadri region of Greater Noida, India, selected by cluster sampling. Symptoms were assessed against standard diagnostic criteria for PMS and PMDD, and researchers looked for links with demographic and body measurements.
What they found
14.5% of schoolgirls met criteria for PMDD, and 54.5% reported PMS symptoms. Age, height, weight, and class showed significant associations with premenstrual disorders. There was a strong positive correlation between age and symptoms such as hypersomnia, physical symptoms, and effects on social life activities.
What it means for you
PMDD and PMS appear fairly common among these teenage girls, and symptoms seem to increase with age, which could help target support programs by age group. This was a one-time survey in one region of India, so it cannot show what causes these patterns, and results may not apply to other populations.
14.5%
PMDD prevalence
54.5%
PMS prevalence
About the study
- Original title
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder in Indian schoolgirls: Prevalence and associated demographic factors
- Authors
- Daman Thakur, Sonal Arya, Megha Yadav
- Journal
- Physiotherapy - The Journal of Indian Association of Physiotherapists
- Year
- 2025
- Study design
- Survey study
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.4103/pjiap.pjiap_81_24
Topics
Related studies
Systematic review, 2021
How common is PMDD among female students in Ethiopia?
Lab study, 2026
Do core stability exercises help women with PMDD?
Survey study, 2026
How common are severe PMS and PMDD in young women, and what are the risk factors?
Survey study, 2024
How common are PMS and PMDD in young Turkish women and what factors are linked to them?
Survey study, 2023
What factors make some women more likely to have PMS or PMDD?
Non-randomised trial, 2023
Does a school health education program reduce PMS symptoms?