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title: Does PMDD cause sleep problems? | Niyora
description: Yes. Women with PMDD have significantly worse sleep quality than those without, with 80.5% reporting poor sleep compared to 56.4% without PMDD.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/sleep-quality-in-university-students-with-premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-2016/
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Survey study, 2016

# Does PMDD cause sleep problems?

Yes. Women with PMDD have significantly worse sleep quality than those without, with 80.5% reporting poor sleep compared to 56.4% without PMDD.

 Early or limited evidence

Female university students aged 18-30

## What they did

A survey of female university students aged 18-30. They screened for PMDD using an 18-item diagnostic scale. Sleep quality was measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).

## What they found

PMDD affected 25.5% of the students. Among those with PMDD, 80.5% had poor sleep (PSQI score above 5), compared to 56.4% without PMDD. The difference was statistically significant.

## What it means for you

PMDD clearly disrupts sleep. Because this study looked at one point in time only, we cannot confirm PMDD causes the sleep problems or something else does.

25.5%

Prevalence of PMDD

80.5%

With poor sleep in PMDD group

56.4%

With poor sleep in no/PMDD group

## About the study

Original title Sleep Quality in University Students with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Authors Khazaie H, Ghadami MR, Khaledi-Paveh B et al. Journal Shanghai archives of psychiatry Year 2016 Study design Survey study What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.11919/j.issn.1002-0829.215118](https://doi.org/10.11919/j.issn.1002-0829.215118)

## Topics

[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Sleep and insomnia](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-sleep/)

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