1. Menstrual problems and lifestyle among Spanish university women
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Elia Fernández-Martínez, María Morales Suárez-Varela, Ana Almaraz, Gemma Blázquez Abellán, Juan Alguacil, Sandra Martín-Peláez, Carlos Ayán-Pérez, José Mª Cancela Carral, Virginia Martínez-Ruiz, Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez, Agustín Llopis-Morales, Antonio José Molina de la Torre, Luis Félix Valero Juan, Carmen Amezcua-Prieto, Rocío Ortiz-Moncada, Tania Fernández-Villa, Ramona Mateos-Campos, Jéssica Alonso-Molero, Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia, Salud Pública, Grupo de Investigación en Alimentación y Nutrición (ALINUT), [Fernández-Martínez,E] Department of Nursing, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain. [Fernández-Villa,T, Molina de la Torre,AJ] Research Group on Gene-Environment Interactions and Health (GIIGAS)/Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), University of León, León, Spain. [Amezcua-Prieto,C, Martínez-Ruíz,V, Martín-Peláez,S] Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. [Amezcua-Prieto,C, Morales Suárez-Varela,M, Martínez-Ruíz,V] Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública-CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain. [Amezcua-Prieto,C, Martín-Peláez,S] Biosanitary Research Institute ibs., Granada, Spain. [Morales Suárez-Varela,M, Llopis-Morales,A] Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Sciences, Toxicology and Legal Medicine, School of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. [Mateos-Campos,R, Valero Juan,LF] Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain. [Ayán-Pérez,C] Well-Move Research Group, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain. [Ortíz-Moncada,R] Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food and Nutrition Research Group, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain. [Almaraz,A] Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain. [Blázquez Abellán,G] Departament of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain. [Delgado-Rodríguez,M] Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Jaen, Jaén, Spain. [Delgado-Rodríguez,M, Alonso-Molero,J, Alguacil,J] CIBERESP, Institute of Health Carlos III, Ministry of Health, Madrid, Spain. [Alonso-Molero,J] University of Cantabria–IDIVAL, Santander, Spain. [Cancela Carral,JM] Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), Sergas-UVIGO, HealthyFit Research Group, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain. [Alguacil,J] Natural Resources, Health and Environment Research Center (RENSMA), University of Huelva Huelva, Spain., This research was funded by the National Drug Plan, Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality of Spain (Grant numbers: 2010|145 and 2013|034) and Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Grant number: PI16/01947)., and Universidad de Cantabria
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2402.08 Hábitos Alimentarios ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,lcsh:Medicine ,Diseases::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Pathologic Processes::Menstruation Disturbances [Medical Subject Headings] ,Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Behavior::Tobacco Use::Smoking [Medical Subject Headings] ,Logistic regression ,Health Care::Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation::Quality of Health Care::Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms::Statistics as Topic::Regression Analysis::Logistic Models [Medical Subject Headings] ,Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings] ,0302 clinical medicine ,Mujeres universitarias - España ,Quality of life ,Trastornos de la menstruación ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Women college students - Spain ,Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Vital Statistics::Morbidity::Prevalence [Medical Subject Headings] ,Menstruation Disturbances ,Chemicals and Drugs::Chemical Actions and Uses::Pharmacologic Actions::Physiological Effects of Drugs::Reproductive Control Agents::Contraceptive Agents [Medical Subject Headings] ,030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine ,Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Questionnaires [Medical Subject Headings] ,Test (assessment) ,University students ,Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cross-Sectional Studies [Medical Subject Headings] ,Dismenorrea ,Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Social Sciences::Quality of Life [Medical Subject Headings] ,Cohort ,Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Education::Education, Nonprofessional::Students [Medical Subject Headings] ,Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública ,Female ,Dieta ,medicine.symptom ,Estudiantes universitarios - España ,Dieting ,lifestyle ,Universities ,Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Education::Schools::Universities [Medical Subject Headings] ,Lifestyles ,Context (language use) ,Phenomena and Processes::Physiological Phenomena::Nutritional Physiological Phenomena::Diet [Medical Subject Headings] ,Affect (psychology) ,Article ,Estilo de vida ,6310.09 Calidad de Vida ,03 medical and health sciences ,Dysmenorrhea ,Menstruation disorders ,Humans ,Women ,university students ,Students ,Life Style ,Lifestyles - Health aspects ,Geographical Locations::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain [Medical Subject Headings] ,Descriptive statistics ,business.industry ,menstrual disorders ,lcsh:R ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Psychology, Social::Life Style [Medical Subject Headings] ,Mujeres ,Lifestyle ,3212 Salud Publica ,Menstruation Disturbances - pathology ,Diet ,Menstrual disorders ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Check Tags::Female [Medical Subject Headings] ,Spain ,Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Behavior::Drinking Behavior::Alcohol Drinking [Medical Subject Headings] ,Quality of Life ,Diseases::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Pathologic Processes::Menstruation Disturbances::Dysmenorrhea [Medical Subject Headings] ,3201.08 Ginecología ,business ,Demography - Abstract
Menstrual problems affect many young women worldwide, conditioning both their academic performance and quality of life. This study sought to analyse the prevalence of menstrual problems and their possible relationship with lifestyle among Spanish university women, as part of a research project (UniHcos Project) involving a cohort of 11 Spanish universities with 7208 university students. A descriptive analysis was performed using the bivariate chi-square test and the Student&rsquo, s t-test together with a binary logistic regression, in which the dependent variable was &lsquo, suffering from menstrual problems&rsquo, Menstrual problems were identified in 23.8% of the students, representing women who paid more visits to the doctor and to emergency rooms, and who consumed more painkillers and contraceptives. In relation to dietary preferences, menstrual problems were 1.39 (CI 95% 1.22&ndash, 1.61, p = 0.000) times more likely among women classified as high-risk alcohol users according to the AUDIT questionnaire, and 1.187 (CI 95% 1.029&ndash, 1.370, p = 0.019) times greater among those who consumed sweets daily, 1.592 (CI 95% 1.113&ndash, 2.276, p = 0.011) times more frequent among those who eat fish daily, and 1.199 (CI 95% 1.004&ndash, 1.432, p = 0.045) times greater among those who were dieting. Menstrual problems affect many college students and potentially modifiable lifestyle variables exist which may influence their prevalence. It would be interesting to develop programmes to promote women&rsquo, s health in the university context.
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- 2020