Survey study, 2021
Does regular exercise reduce the severity of premenstrual syndrome in teenage girls?
Yes, there was a relationship between regular exercise and less severe PMS. Girls with regular exercise had lower rates of moderate and severe PMS than girls with irregular exercise.
What they did
Cross-sectional survey of 130 teenage girls at a high school in Tangerang, Indonesia in November, using random sampling to ask about exercise frequency and PMS severity.
What they found
Girls with regular exercise had less severe PMS. With moderate PMS, 20 students exercised regularly (32.8%) and 41 exercised irregularly (67.2%). With severe PMS, 8 students exercised regularly (20.5%) and 31 exercised irregularly (79.5%). The study found a statistical relationship between sports activity and PMS severity.
What it means for you
Regular exercise is associated with less severe PMS in teenage girls. The main limit is this is a cross-sectional study so we cannot prove exercise causes less PMS, and it was conducted at one school only.
79.5%
with irregular exercise had severe PMS
20.5%
with regular exercise had severe PMS
130
students surveyed
About the study
- Original title
- HUBUNGAN AKTIVITAS OLAHRAGA DENGAN KEJADIAN SINDROM PRAMENSTRUASI PADA REMAJA PUTRI SMAN 6 TANGERANG
- Authors
- Isramilda Isramilda, Kasih Purwati
- Journal
- Zona Kebidanan Program Studi Kebidanan Universitas Batam
- Year
- 2021
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 130
- What was tested
- None
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.37776/zkeb.v10i3.665
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