Survey study, 2015
Does exercise or body weight affect PMS symptoms?
No. Exercise level and body weight showed no clear connection to having PMS.
Early or limited evidence 81 female medical students in Indonesia
What they did
Asked 81 female medical students in Indonesia about exercise, measured their height and weight, and checked for PMS symptoms.
What they found
38 out of 81 had PMS. Among them, 27 were physically active and 54 were inactive. In body weight, 63 had normal weight, 13 were overweight, and 5 were obese. No clear connection appeared between exercise and PMS, or between body weight and PMS.
What it means for you
In this group of students, being more active or having a healthy weight did not protect against PMS. The main limits are the small sample size and the study only included medical students from one location.
38
out of 81 had PMS
27
physically active
54
inactive
About the study
- Original title
- Hubungan Aktifitas Fisik, Indeks Massa Tubuh dan Premenstrual Syndrome pada Mahasiswi Fakultas Kedokteran Islam Bandung Tahun Ajaran 2014/2015
- Authors
- Havrinila Ramadhini Habib, Ieva Baniasih Akbar, Adjat Sedjati Rasyad
- Journal
- Prosiding Pendidikan Dokter
- Year
- 2015
- Study design
- Survey study
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.29313/kedokteran.v0i0.1426