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title: What lifestyle and diet factors are linked to PMS in young women?
description: 39.85% of students had PMS. Those with PMS were more likely to eat more eggs, drink more alcohol, sleep poorly, have mental health concerns, have a family his
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Survey study, 2013

# What lifestyle and diet factors are linked to PMS in young women?

39.85% of students had PMS. Those with PMS were more likely to eat more eggs, drink more alcohol, sleep poorly, have mental health concerns, have a family history of high cholesterol, and have higher cholesterol levels themselves.

 Moderate study design

1699 new female university students in Taiwan

## What they did

Cross-sectional survey of 1699 new female university students in Taiwan. They completed questionnaires about lifestyle, family history, and sleep quality, and had their blood cholesterol measured.

## What they found

39.85% had PMS. Students with PMS were more likely to consume more eggs, drink more alcohol, have poorer sleep quality, have higher psychiatric symptoms, have a family history of high cholesterol, and have higher serum cholesterol.

## What it means for you

Lifestyle and diet factors may play a role in PMS among young women. This could suggest ways to manage symptoms through diet and sleep. The study is limited to university students in one country, so findings may not apply to all women.

39.85%

Students with PMS

1699

Total participants

6

Risk factors associated with PMS

## About the study

Original title Factors associated with premenstrual syndrome - a survey of new female university students Authors Cheng SH, Shih CC, Yang YK et al. Journal The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences Year 2013 Study design Survey study Participants 1,699 What was tested None - observational study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1016/j.kjms.2012.08.017](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kjms.2012.08.017)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Sleep and insomnia](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-sleep/)[Diet and nutrition](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-diet/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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