The association of behavior and lifestyle factors with menstrual symptoms.

摘要: The present study examines the association of obesity, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and exercise with prevalence menstrual cycle disorders among 2912 women aboard U.S. Navy ships. Self-administered surveys obtained information on weight, height, exercise. Participants also indicated whether they experienced cramps or pain during their period requiring medication time off work, bleeding between periods, excessive frequency heavy periods lasting for longer than a week, scanty flow, irregular past 90 days. Women ranged in age from 18 to 49 years, an average 26 years. After adjustment age, race, pay grade, current smoking was associated increased risk all symptoms disorders. As compared nonsmokers, smokers were at work (odds ratio [OR] = 1.13, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.03, 1.25), (OR 1.22, CI 1.09, 1.38), 1.33, 1.17, 1.51), 1.06, 1.29), week 1.31, 1.16, 1.48), flow 1.01, 1.14, 1.05, 1.24). Obesity, exercise, consumption did not show consistent associations Logistic regression models that included behavioral lifestyle variables only 1.68), 1.38, 1.21, 1.58), 1.45, 1.84), 1.25, 1.47). Although factors are potentially modifiable, results suggest interventions targeted cessation might be useful reducing symptoms, disorders, lost work.