Background : Due to high prevalence of children obesity, wasting, primary dysmenorrhea on female teenagers in Indonesia, and controversial studies on body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) as risk factors of primary dysmenorrhea, this study is conducted to determine the correlation of body mass index and waist circumference with primary dysmenorrhea.
Methods : This research was a descriptive analytical study, cross-sectional study with minimum sample of 100 female students from Faculty of Medicine Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia aged 16-20 years old. Pain intensity of primary dysmenorrhea was assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS) and visual multidimensional scoring system (VMS). BMI and WC were taken from direct measurement.
Result : The highest prevalence is distributed at mild pain on VAS (58%) and grade 0 (menstruation is not painful; daily activities not affected; no systemic symptoms; no analgesics is needed) on VMS (46%). BMI has no relation with primary dysmenorrhea on both VAS (p=0.520, r=0.032, CI:95%; a:0.05) and VMS (p=0.218, r=0.035 CI:95%; a:0.05). WC has no relation with primary dysmenorrhea on both VAS ( p=0.984, r=0.010, CI:95%; a:0.05) and VMS (p=0.299, r=0.034 CI:95%; a:0.05).
Conclusion : BMI and WC has no significant correlation with primary dysmenorrhea. |