The present study was aimed to assess body composition in young women with primary dysmenorrhea (PD). Healthy unmarried female volunteers (30 with primary dysmenorrhea and 30 eumenorrheic (control) ), in the age group of 18-25 years, having regular 28-32 days menstrual cycle were enrolled.
International Journal of Health Sciences & Research 2015, Vol. 5, Issue 7
Kiran Singh, Divya Srivastava, Rajesh Misra, Mamta Tyagi
The present study was aimed to assess body composition in young women with primary dysmenorrhea (PD). Healthy unmarried female volunteers (30 with primary dysmenorrhea and 30 eumenorrheic (control) ), in the age group of 18-25 years, having regular 28-32 days menstrual cycle were enrolled. Anthropometric measurements such as height, weight, waist and hip circumferences were measured. Body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR), percent body fat (BF%), lean mass, total body water (TBW) and fat-free-mass index (FFMI) were estimated by multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance technique using Body Stat Quad-Scan 4000 in menstrual , follicular and luteal phases. Total body weight, BMI, WHR and BF% were higher while lean mass, TBW and FFMI were found to be lower in dysmenorrheic subjects when compared with eumenorrheic females, but the differences were not statistically significant (P >0.05). No significant (P >0.05) differences were found in change in body composition among all the phases of the menstrual cycle in both groups. Also, dysmenorrhea was not significantly correlated with BMI and body fat percent.