Relationship between Body Mass Composition and Primary Dysmenorrhoea

A healthy menstrual cycle is a sign of women's sound health. Various variables may influence the length and regularity of menstrual cycle. Studies have revealed that menstrual cycle abnormalities may be associated with psychological stress, lack of physical exercise, alteration in body composition, body weight, and endocrine disturbances, h. Sigher estrogen levels as seen in obese females, hence there is a urgent need to find out the relationship between variations in body mass composition(BMI & body fat%) with menstrual abnormalities like primary dysmenorrhoea.

To find out relationship between body mass composition and primary dysmenorrhea.

1. To check whether there is any association between body mass index and primary dysmenorrhoea. 2. To check whether there is any association between body fat percentage and primary dysmenorrhoea.

The study was conducted over a period of 6 months with 90 samples selected on random basis. The procedure was explained to the participant and a written consent was taken thereafter. The participant was made to stand on the BODY COMPOSITION SCANNING MONITOR, which scanned the physical profile of the participant (height, weight, BMI, body fat percentage & visceral fat).Thereafter, the candidate was asked about her menstrual irregularities and was asked to grade her level of dysmenorrhoea (if present) using the VERBAL DIMENSIONAL DYSMENORRHOEA SCALE. The relationship between body mass composition (i.e-body mass index and body fat %) and primary dysmenorrhea among the female candidates was then found by using the chi square test of association.

Chi square test of association was performed to find out the asscociation between body mass index and primary dysmenorrhea & association between body fat % and primary dysmenorrhoea. The chi square value for accocition between body mass index and primary dysmenorrhea was 38.63@ df=4) with a p value=0.00000008 i.e. p<0.001 which was highly statistically significant.the chi square value for the association of body fat % and primary dysmenorrhea was chi square value=30.09 @ df=4, the P value was obtained as 0.000004 i.e. (p<0.001) which was highly statistically significant.

Thus we conclude that, there exists a significant relationship between body mass composition and primary dysmenorrhea. Also as the study shows that as the value of Body mass index and body fat percentages goes on increasing in females the severity of development of primary dysmenorrhea also increases.