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title: Are low levels of magnesium, calcium, or vitamin D linked to PMS?
description: No. Although most students had low intake of all three nutrients and 69% experienced mild PMS, no statistical connection was found between nutrient intake and
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/asupan-magnesium-kalsium-dan-vitamin-d-dengan-premenstrual-syndrome-2023/
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Survey study, 2023

# Are low levels of magnesium, calcium, or vitamin D linked to PMS?

No. Although most students had low intake of all three nutrients and 69% experienced mild PMS, no statistical connection was found between nutrient intake and PMS symptoms.

 Early or limited evidence

100 female medical students in Indonesia

## What they did

Assessed intake of magnesium, calcium, and vitamin D and PMS symptoms in 100 female medical students in Indonesia using questionnaires.

## What they found

62% had inadequate magnesium, 93% inadequate calcium, 94% inadequate vitamin D, and 69% experienced mild PMS. No statistical relationship was found: magnesium (p=0.48), calcium (p=0.86), or vitamin D (p=0.72) with PMS.

## What it means for you

Low nutrient intake does not appear related to PMS in this study. The main limitations are small sample size, only medical students from one country, and that most had only mild PMS.

94%

with inadequate vitamin D intake

93%

with inadequate calcium intake

69%

experienced mild PMS

## About the study

Original title Asupan Magnesium, Kalsium dan Vitamin D dengan Premenstrual Syndrome Authors Sri Nani Jelmila, Dita Hasni, Nana Liana Journal JURNAL KESEHATAN PERINTIS (Perintis s Health Journal) Year 2023 Study design Survey study What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.33653/jkp.v10i2.1031](https://doi.org/10.33653/jkp.v10i2.1031) Original abstract

Premenstrual sindrom (PMS) sering terjadi pada fase luteal siklus menstruasi pada wanita usia subur. PMS memberikan dampak terhadap produktivitas, kesehatan mental dan kualitas hidup penderitanya. PMS dapat mempengaruhi prestasi belajar pada mahasiswi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat hubungan asupan magnesium, kalsium dan vitamin D dengan premenstrual sindroma. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian analitik observasional dengan design cross sectional. Sampel penelitian ini berjumlah 100 orang yang merupakan mahasiswi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Baiturrahmah. Sampel diambil secara consecutive sampling. Analisis data menggunakan uji Mann Whitney. Hasil penelitian ini didapatkan 62% responden dengan asupan magnesium kurang, 93% responden dengan asupan kalsium kurang, 94% responden dengan asupan vitamin D kurang dan 69% responden mengalami PMS ringan. Hubungan asupan magnesium dengan PMS didapatkan nilai p=0,48, hubungan asupan kalsium dengan PMS didapatkan nilai p=0,86 dan hubungan asupan vitamin D dengan PMS didapatkan nilai p=0,72. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah sebagian besar responden dengan asupan magnesium, kalsium dan vitamin D kurang. Responden terbanyak mengalami PMS ringan. Tidak terdapat hubungan asupan magnesium, kalsium dan vitamin D dengan PMS.

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## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Magnesium](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-magnesium/)[Vitamin D](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-vitamin-d/)

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