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title: Is PMS linked to body size and how much time women spend sitting?
description: Yes. Women with higher PMS severity had larger waist circumference, higher waist-to-hip ratio, and spent more time being sedentary, especially on weekends.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/association-of-premenstrual-syndrome-with-anthropometric-measurements-and-2026/
---

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Survey study, 2026

# Is PMS linked to body size and how much time women spend sitting?

Yes. Women with higher PMS severity had larger waist circumference, higher waist-to-hip ratio, and spent more time being sedentary, especially on weekends.

 Early or limited evidence

Young women (sample size not specified in abstract)

## What they did

Researchers measured young women's waist and hip circumference with a tape measure and asked questionnaires about PMS symptoms and sedentary time (sitting), including on weekends. They looked for connections between body measurements and PMS severity.

## What they found

Women with higher PMS scores had larger waist circumference, higher waist-to-hip ratio, and more sedentary time. Waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, weekend sedentary time, total sedentary time, and menstrual period length all showed positive links with PMS severity.

## What it means for you

PMS appears connected to lifestyle factors like physical activity and body composition, not only hormones. This is a one-time survey, so we cannot tell whether sedentary behavior causes PMS or whether having PMS leads to more sitting. No control group was studied.

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waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, sedentary behavior linked to PMS

## About the study

Original title Association of premenstrual syndrome with anthropometric measurements and sedentary behavior Authors Yağci Şentürk A, Okur E Journal Health care for women international Year 2026 Study design Survey study What was tested None Read the paper [doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2026.2620994](https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2026.2620994)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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