A Study on Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), Nutrient Intake, Psychological Index according to the Obesity Degree of College Women.
10.5720/kjcn.2011.16.1.14
- Author:
Se Na KANG
1
;
Jung Hwa PARK
;
Hye Jin HWANG
Author Information
1. Dongeui Food Research Institute, Dongeui University, Busan, Korea. hhj2001@deu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Premenstrual syndrome;
BMI;
nutrient intake;
hematological index;
psychological index
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Calcium;
Cholesterol;
Depression;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Obesity;
Overweight;
Premenstrual Syndrome;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Retention (Psychology);
Vitamin B 6;
Vitamin B 6 Deficiency;
Water
- From:Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
2011;16(1):14-22
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This study was designed to compare the incidence and severity of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) between normal (N = 85) and overweight or obese (N = 28) college female students and investigated correlation between PMS, nutrient intake, hematological index and psychological index (depression, anxiety, stress). Each subject was asked a Menstrual Discomfort Questionnaire (MDQ) for PMS by 5 Likert scale. The PMS scores of women in the normal weight subjects ranked in order of severity were water retention (2.71), followed by behavioral change (2.58), negative affect (2.46), pain (2.31), autonomic reaction (2.27), decreased concentration (2.16). The symptoms of 'pain' and 'behavioral change' of overweight or obese subject were significantly higher than those of normal subject (p < 0.05). And total cholesterol concentration of overweight or obese subjects was significantly higher than in normal subject (p < 0.05). There was a significant positive correlation (p < 0.05) between the symptoms of 'negative effect' and BMI. And the triglyceride concentration was positively related with 'water retention (p < 0.01)'. The symptoms of 'decreased concentration' were negatively correlated with calcium (p < 0.01) and vitamin B6 intake (p < 0.05). The depression score were positively related with symptoms of 'behavioral change (p < 0.05)', 'negative affect' (p < 0.01), and the anxiety score was positively correlated with 'behavioral change (p < 0.05)' and 'decreased concentration (p < 0.05)'. The stress score was positively correlated with 'decreased concentration (p < 0.01)', 'behavioral change (p < 0.05)' and 'negative affect (p < 0.05)'. This suggests that PMS represents the clinical manifestation of a calcium, vitamin B6 deficiency and psychological disorder. Therefore we concluded that nutrient supplementation, depression and stress management may help to relieve PMS symptoms.
