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title: Does the age when a girl starts her period relate to PMS and body measurements?
description: Yes. Age at menarche was linked to weight, height, and PMS severity. This suggests physical health and nutrition may influence PMS.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-relationship-between-age-at-menarche-and-premenstrual-syndrome-with-2019/
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Survey study, 2019

# Does the age when a girl starts her period relate to PMS and body measurements?

Yes. Age at menarche was linked to weight, height, and PMS severity. This suggests physical health and nutrition may influence PMS.

 Early or limited evidence

300 high school female students in Zahedan, Iran (2017)

## What they did

A descriptive study of 300 high school girls in Zahedan, Iran (2017). Researchers recorded height, weight, and other measurements, then asked about PMS symptoms using a standard questionnaire.

## What they found

73.7% of girls (221 of 300) had PMS. Age at menarche significantly correlated with weight (P=0.004) and height (P=0.025). Girls with mild and severe PMS differed significantly in age at menarche (P=0.03).

## What it means for you

Most high school girls experience PMS. Physical health and nutrition may influence severity. This was a descriptive study in one location only, so we cannot prove cause and effect.

73.7%

girls with PMS

300

students studied

0.004

P value for menarche-weight link

## About the study

Original title The Relationship Between Age at Menarche and Premenstrual Syndrome with Anthropometric Indices in High School Female Students in Zahedan in 2017 Authors Mansour Karajibani, Farzaneh Montazerifar, Nilofar Nazare et al. Journal Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences Year 2019 Study design Survey study Participants 300 Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.5812/zjrms.93862](https://doi.org/10.5812/zjrms.93862)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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