Introduction: Physical activity had been decreased due to shifting to sedentary lifestyle. Studies proved that physical activity with moderate and vigorous intensity were related to menstrual cycle and bleed length. Bleed length could affect hemoglobin level.
Method: the design of the study is cross-sectional. Respondents were FKUAJ pre-clinical students (n = 70) whom recruited through purposive sampling. Physical activity was measured using GPAQ questionnaire, menstrual cycle and the bleed length were inquired by the questionnaire, hemoglobin level was measured by EasyTouch® GCHb tool. The data was analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney, Pearson correlation, and linear regression.
Results: Most respondents were found with moderate intensity of physical activity (n=32; 45.7%). There was no association between physical activity with menstrual cycle length (p = 0,383, p = 0,935) and bleed length (p = 0,334, p = 0,147). There was no association between menstrual cycle length and bleed length with hemoglobin levels in the blood (R = 0,175, R = 0,167, R = 0,062).
Conclusions: Statistically, there was no association between physical activity with the menstrual cycle and bleed length, and there was no association between menstrual cycle length and bleed length with hemoglobin levels in the blood. |