Influence of tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking on dysmenorrhoea: a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Taiwan Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Dysmenorrhoea, characterised by severe menstrual cramps, affects between 50% and 90% of women of reproductive age and considerably lowers their quality of life.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

This study explored the influence of tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption on dysmenorrhoea, using data from the Taiwan Biobank.

Participants

Our analysis involved 8567 individuals and examined the associations between dysmenorrhoea and variables such as alcohol consumption, tobacco smoking, demographic characteristics and lifestyle behaviours through multivariable logistic regression.

Results

The findings reveal a significant association between concurrent alcohol and tobacco use and increased dysmenorrhoea risk, with adjusted ORs suggesting hig

SUBMITTER: Kuo CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11865779 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature