Body fat percentage and Body Mass Index in association with menstrual irregularities in young adults: A cross-sectional study

HIGHLIGHTS 1. Body fat percentage and BMI were found to be associated with menstrual cycle and menstrual bleeding period. 2. The odds of having a prolonged menstrual cycle were increased by a factor of 1.109 with an increase of one unit of body fat percentage, while the odds of having a prolonged...

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Main Authors: Bryan Gervais de Liyis, George David, Made Favian Budi Gunawan
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Published: Universitas Airlangga 2024-07-01
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Made Favian Budi Gunawan
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description HIGHLIGHTS 1. Body fat percentage and BMI were found to be associated with menstrual cycle and menstrual bleeding period. 2. The odds of having a prolonged menstrual cycle were increased by a factor of 1.109 with an increase of one unit of body fat percentage, while the odds of having a prolonged menstrual bleeding period was decreased by a factor 0.887 with an increase of one unit of body fat percentage.   ABSTRACT Objectives: Body fat percentage measures overall amount of fat as a proportion of total body weight. Basal metabolic index (BMI) is an unreliable predictor of body fat percentage as excess fat, lean, muscle, or bone density are indifferentiable. However, the relation between body fat percentage and BMI on menstrual characteristics are still unclear. The aim was to compare the correlations between body fat percentage and BMI towards menstrual characteristics. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional sample of 211 young adults was taken by means of cluster random sampling. Cross tabulations were performed between variables and Pearson's chi square value were observed. Multiple logistic regressions were performed to observe the odds ratio and 95% confidence interval. Results: Body fat percentage was found to be associated with menstrual cycle (p=0.000) and menstrual bleeding period (p=0.000) but not daily pads usage, intermenstrual bleeding, and menstrual pains. Age was found not to correlate with any of the collected menstrual characteristic data. BMI was also found to be associated with menstrual cycle (p=0.008) and menstrual bleeding period (p=0.003). Further analysis showed that a one unit increase of body fat percentage was linearly correlated with increased of menstrual cycle by a factor of 1.109 days (p<0.01) and a decreased of menstrual bleeding period by a factor of 0.887 days (p<0.01). Conclusion: Although both body fat percentage and BMI showed associations with menstrual cycle and menstrual bleeding period, only body fat percentage was linearly correlated with menstrual cycle and menstrual bleeding period.
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spelling doaj-art-23f00958784d4ca28bed46fc4ce0e9522025-01-07T03:23:16ZengUniversitas AirlanggaMajalah Obstetri dan Ginekologi0854-03812598-10132024-07-01322808810.20473/mog.V32I22024.80-8846363Body fat percentage and Body Mass Index in association with menstrual irregularities in young adults: A cross-sectional studyBryan Gervais de Liyis0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8272-754XGeorge David1https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1091-5878Made Favian Budi Gunawan2https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2549-374XFaculty of Medicine, Universitas Udayana, Denpasar, BaliFaculty of Medicine, Universitas Udayana, Denpasar, BaliFaculty of Medicine, Universitas Udayana, Denpasar, BaliHIGHLIGHTS 1. Body fat percentage and BMI were found to be associated with menstrual cycle and menstrual bleeding period. 2. The odds of having a prolonged menstrual cycle were increased by a factor of 1.109 with an increase of one unit of body fat percentage, while the odds of having a prolonged menstrual bleeding period was decreased by a factor 0.887 with an increase of one unit of body fat percentage.   ABSTRACT Objectives: Body fat percentage measures overall amount of fat as a proportion of total body weight. Basal metabolic index (BMI) is an unreliable predictor of body fat percentage as excess fat, lean, muscle, or bone density are indifferentiable. However, the relation between body fat percentage and BMI on menstrual characteristics are still unclear. The aim was to compare the correlations between body fat percentage and BMI towards menstrual characteristics. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional sample of 211 young adults was taken by means of cluster random sampling. Cross tabulations were performed between variables and Pearson's chi square value were observed. Multiple logistic regressions were performed to observe the odds ratio and 95% confidence interval. Results: Body fat percentage was found to be associated with menstrual cycle (p=0.000) and menstrual bleeding period (p=0.000) but not daily pads usage, intermenstrual bleeding, and menstrual pains. Age was found not to correlate with any of the collected menstrual characteristic data. BMI was also found to be associated with menstrual cycle (p=0.008) and menstrual bleeding period (p=0.003). Further analysis showed that a one unit increase of body fat percentage was linearly correlated with increased of menstrual cycle by a factor of 1.109 days (p<0.01) and a decreased of menstrual bleeding period by a factor of 0.887 days (p<0.01). Conclusion: Although both body fat percentage and BMI showed associations with menstrual cycle and menstrual bleeding period, only body fat percentage was linearly correlated with menstrual cycle and menstrual bleeding period.https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/MOG/article/view/48275bmibody fatmenstrual irregularitiesreproductive healthmaternal health
spellingShingle Bryan Gervais de Liyis
George David
Made Favian Budi Gunawan
Body fat percentage and Body Mass Index in association with menstrual irregularities in young adults: A cross-sectional study
Majalah Obstetri dan Ginekologi
bmi
body fat
menstrual irregularities
reproductive health
maternal health
title Body fat percentage and Body Mass Index in association with menstrual irregularities in young adults: A cross-sectional study
title_full Body fat percentage and Body Mass Index in association with menstrual irregularities in young adults: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Body fat percentage and Body Mass Index in association with menstrual irregularities in young adults: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Body fat percentage and Body Mass Index in association with menstrual irregularities in young adults: A cross-sectional study
title_short Body fat percentage and Body Mass Index in association with menstrual irregularities in young adults: A cross-sectional study
title_sort body fat percentage and body mass index in association with menstrual irregularities in young adults a cross sectional study
topic bmi
body fat
menstrual irregularities
reproductive health
maternal health
url https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/MOG/article/view/48275
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