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title: Does stress, calcium, or diet affect PMS? | Niyora
description: Stress was related to PMS, but calcium intake and nutrition were not in this study of nutrition students, though the sample size is not reported.
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Survey study, 2020

# Does stress, calcium, or diet affect PMS?

Stress was related to PMS, but calcium intake and nutrition were not in this study of nutrition students, though the sample size is not reported.

 Early or limited evidence

Nutrition students in Indonesia

## What they did

Cross-sectional study of nutrition students (sample size not reported in abstract). Participants completed food frequency interviews, a premenstrual assessment form, and stress scale questionnaires.

## What they found

Most students had PMS and high stress levels. Most had adequate calcium intake. Stress was related to PMS. Calcium intake and nutritional status were not related to PMS.

## What it means for you

This suggests stress may matter for PMS while diet factors may not. However, the abstract lacks key details like sample size and specific numbers, making it hard to assess how confident we should be in the results.

## About the study

Original title Relationship of nutritional status, calcium intake and stress with pre-menstrual syndrome in UHAMKA nutrition student Authors Ananda Afifa Kurnia Mahardika Journal ARGIPA (Arsip Gizi dan Pangan) Year 2020 Study design Survey study What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.22236/argipa.v5i2.3908](https://doi.org/10.22236/argipa.v5i2.3908)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[Diet and nutrition](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-diet/)[Calcium](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-calcium/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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