Weight Changes and Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors Are Associated With Dysmenorrhea in Young Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of dysmenorrhea and to investigate the effect of weight changes or unhealthy weight control behaviors on dysmenorrhea in young Korean women.

Methods

We used large-scale data of women, aged 14 to 44 years, who participated in the Korean Study of Women's Health-Related Issues. Dysmenorrhea was measured using a visual analog scale and was categorized as none, mild, moderate, and severe according to the severity. Weight changes and unhealthy weight control behaviors (any of the behaviors, fasting/meal skipping, drugs, the use of unapproved dietary supplements, and one-food diets) over the past year were self-reported. We used multinomial logistic regression to investigate the association between weight changes or unhealthy w

SUBMITTER: Han K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10166698 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature