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title: Does being overweight or not getting enough calcium affect PMS?
description: Being overweight is linked to more severe PMS. Getting enough calcium does not appear to affect PMS severity.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-correlation-between-nutritional-status-and-calcium-adequace-level-on-the-2021/
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Survey study, 2021

# Does being overweight or not getting enough calcium affect PMS?

Being overweight is linked to more severe PMS. Getting enough calcium does not appear to affect PMS severity.

 Moderate study design

83 female university students at Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia

## What they did

Cross-sectional study of 83 female university students. Researchers measured their weight and height, asked what they ate using 2-day food recalls, and gave them a questionnaire about PMS symptoms.

## What they found

There was a connection between nutritional status and PMS severity (p = 0.012). Overweight women were more likely to have severe PMS. There was no connection between calcium intake and PMS (p = 0.878).

## What it means for you

Weight may matter for PMS symptoms, but calcium intake did not show a clear effect in this study. This was a small study from one university in Indonesia, measuring calcium over only 2 days, which may not reflect usual eating habits.

83

female students

p = 0.012

weight linked to PMS

p = 0.878

calcium not linked to PMS

## About the study

Original title THE CORRELATION BETWEEN NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND CALCIUM ADEQUACE LEVEL ON THE INCIDENCE OF PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME (PMS) IN FEMALE STUDENTS AT THE FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA Authors Lailatul Masruroh, Lailatul Muniroh Journal The Indonesian Journal of Public Health Year 2021 Study design Survey study Participants 83 What was tested None; observational study measuring weight and calcium intake Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.20473/ijph.v16i3.2021.426-436](https://doi.org/10.20473/ijph.v16i3.2021.426-436)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Diet and nutrition](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-diet/)[Calcium](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-calcium/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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