Survey study, 2022
Is body weight linked to PMS in teenage girls?
Yes. Girls with low body weight had more PMS than girls with normal weight. Improving nutrition may help reduce symptoms.
What they did
Forty girls aged 16-18 were assessed for body weight and PMS symptoms. Researchers compared PMS rates between girls with normal weight and underweight status.
What they found
Of 40 girls, 23 with normal nutritional status experienced PMS, and 9 with underweight status experienced PMS. The study found a relationship between being underweight and experiencing PMS. The researchers concluded that improving balanced nutrition may help reduce or prevent symptoms.
What it means for you
Body weight appears linked to PMS in teenage girls, with underweight girls at higher risk. However, this was a very small study in one village, so results may not apply to all teenage girls.
40
teenage girls studied
23
with normal weight who had PMS
9
with underweight who had PMS
About the study
- Original title
- CORRELATION STUDY OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF FEMALE 16-18 YEARS OLD WITH PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
- Authors
- Dian Fitra Arismawati, Bety Mayasari, Riska Aprilia Wardani
- Journal
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY SCIENCE (IJNMS)
- Year
- 2022
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 40
- What was tested
- None; the study examined the relationship between body weight and PMS
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.29082/ijnms/2022/vol6/iss2/398
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