Correlation of Body mass index with premenstrual syndrome and age at menarche in medical students

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dc.contributor.authorKharb, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorDey, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, VK.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T06:35:33Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T06:35:33Z
dc.date.issued2022-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: The female reproductive cycle encompasses various physiological phenomenon and menstruation being one such is associated with various problems affecting the quality of life. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is one of them. Body mass index (BMI) is considered a modifiable risk factor for PMS and is also related to the age at menarche. Aim and Objectives: To determine the correlation of BMI with PMS and the age of onset of menarche among medical students. Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at a Medical College at Gangtok, among 100 consenting participants after obtaining due permission from the Institutional Ethics Committee. Apart from demographic details, height and weight were recorded along with age of onset of menarche. The presence or absence of PMS was evaluated using Calendar of Premenstrual experiences, a self-reported dairy measure of PMS developed by Mortola et al. Results: Mean age of participants was 20.7 years and at mean age of 12.5 years they attained menarche. Girls who had either low or high BMI attained menarche at a higher age, but the difference was not significant (P = 0.142). Association between PMS and BMI was poor (0.027, P = 0.869). The correlation analysis found a poor negative correlation (?0.052, P = 0.606) between BMI and age at menarche. The correlation between age at menarche and the presence of PMS was positive (0.182, P = 0.07). Conclusion: PMS was seen in 53% of the study population, but only 24% had a high BMI. Deviated BMI from normal had menarche at a higher age and there was a poor correlation between the BMI and PMS.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMedical Intern, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Physiology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Surgery, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationKharb A, Dey R, Singh VK.. Correlation of Body mass index with premenstrual syndrome and age at menarche in medical students. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2022 Jan; 12(1): 30-33en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-3206
dc.identifier.issn2320-4672
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/217453
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMrs Dipika Charan of MedScience (India) Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5455/njppp.2022.11.05165202126072021en_US
dc.subjectBody Mass Indexen_US
dc.subjectMenarcheen_US
dc.subjectPremenstrual Syndromeen_US
dc.titleCorrelation of Body mass index with premenstrual syndrome and age at menarche in medical studentsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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