. Mostafa Rad; . Marzieh Torkmannejad Sabzevary; . Zahra Mohebbi Dehnavi
Volume 8, Issue 5 , May 2018, , Pages 1-5
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is the emergence of periodic one or moresymptoms of symptoms before menstruation and in the first few days of menstruation. Lifestyle isone of ...
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BACKGROUND: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is the emergence of periodic one or moresymptoms of symptoms before menstruation and in the first few days of menstruation. Lifestyle isone of the series of factors that affect the health of people. Activity, smoking, and food intake arefactors associated with lifestyle, and evidence suggests that women and girls with PMS do not havean adequate life span. The aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with PMS infemale high school students.METHODS: This cross‑sectional correlation study was conducted in 200 female high school studentsin Sabzevar city using multistage random sampling in the academic year of 2016–2017. Datagathering tools include the temporary diagnostic questionnaire of the PMS, and Beck Depressionquestionnaire; the nonresonant tape was accurate to 0.1 cm and the digital scale was accurate to0.1 kg. We analyzed the data using SPSS software and Mann–Whitney U‑test.RESULTS: The results of this study showed that there is a significant relationship between PMS andfried foods (P = 0.017), sweet drink (P = 0.018), fast food (P = 0.048), fruit (P = 0.012), no habitualexercise (P = 0.006), family history of PMS (P = 0.002), hip circumference (P = 0.04), and bodymass index (P = 0.04).CONCLUSION: There is a relationship between PMS and some anthropometric indices and nutritional/metabolic factors. Therefore, having a proper lifestyle is effective in reducing PMS.