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title: What factors are linked to PMS in young women? | Niyora
description: Stress, diet, and exercise were linked to PMS. Age of first period and body weight were not linked in this village study.
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Survey study, 2020

# What factors are linked to PMS in young women?

Stress, diet, and exercise were linked to PMS. Age of first period and body weight were not linked in this village study.

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195 young women in Indonesia

## What they did

Cross-sectional study of all 195 young women in one village in Indonesia (2017). Participants completed questionnaires about stress, diet, exercise, age of first period, body weight, and PMS. Researchers used univariate and bivariate analysis.

## What they found

65.5% experienced stress. 65.5% had good diet patterns. 65.5% exercised regularly. 57.1% had normal age of first period. 56.0% had normal body weight. 65.5% had PMS. Stress, diet, and exercise were related to PMS (p=0.000). Age of first period (p=0.635) and body weight (p=0.076) were not related to PMS.

## What it means for you

This suggests stress, poor diet, and lack of exercise may be linked to PMS while age of first period and body weight may not matter. The study was from one village, so results may not apply to other areas or countries.

65.5%

had PMS

p=0.000

stress, diet, exercise linked

p=0.635

age of first period not linked

## About the study

Original title The Factors That Related to Premenstrual Syndrome In Gunung Sari Village Pamijahan SubDistrict Bogor Regency Authors Rosalia Rahayu Journal Jurnal Kesehatan Mahardika Year 2020 Study design Survey study Participants 195 What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.54867/jkm.v7i1.68](https://doi.org/10.54867/jkm.v7i1.68)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[Exercise and yoga](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-exercise/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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