Relação entre o nível de atividade física e a incidência da síndrome pré-menstrual

André Luiz Da Silva Teixeira,Marcelo Ricardo Cabral Dias,Érica Condé Marques E Oliveira

doi:10.1590/s0100-72032013000500004

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Abstract

To determine the relationship between the level of physical activity and the incidence of premenstrual syndrome. A cross-sectional design was conducted on 71 apparently healthy university students (24.4±4.8 yrs; 61.5±8.7 kg; 1.63±0.06 m). The level of physical activity was determined with a questionnaire and the presence of premenstrual syndrome was verified based on daily symptoms self-reported in a diary during two consecutive menstrual cycles. 17 premenstrual symptoms are considered in the diary, which should be scored on a 5-point scale (0-4) according to their occurrence, so that a score can be calculated in each cycle. The occurrence of premenstrual syndrome was considered if three or more symptoms were reported up to six days before menstruation (premenstrual period) and were absent up to six days after menstruation (postmenstrual period). The Spearman correlation coefficient showed a significant and negative relationship between the level of physical activity and premenstrual syndrome score (r=-0.506; 95%CI -0.335 to -0.678; p<0.001). When the participants were divided into a group with a positive diagnosis of premenstrual syndrome (n=31) and a healthy group (n=40), the Mann-Whitney test showed higher habitual physical activity in the healthy group than in the premenstrual syndrome group (7.96±1.17 and 6.63±1.20, respectively) (p<0.001). There is a negative relationship between the level of physical activity and the incidence of premenstrual syndrome, with women with a positive diagnosis of premenstrual syndrome having a lower level of physical activity than healthy women.

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To determine the relationship between the level of physical activity and the incidence of premenstrual syndrome
Entretanto, o instrumento mais rigorosamente elaborado para a avaliação da síndrome pré-menstrual (SPM) é o Registro de Sintomas Diários (Daily Symptom Report), publicado por Freeman, DeRubeis e Rickels[7], o qual leva em consideração 17 sintomas de ocorrência comum no desconforto pré-menstrual que devem ser pontuados em uma escala de 5 pontos de acordo com sua gravidade
De acordo com os resultados obtidos e levando em consideração as limitações da presente pesquisa, podemos concluir que o nível de atividade física (NAF) está relacionado com a incidência da síndrome pré-menstrual (SPM), sendo que quanto maior o NAF habitual, menor é a magnitude dos sintomas pré-menstruais, e ainda, mulheres com diagnóstico positivo para SPM possuem um NAF menor que as mulheres saudáveis, demonstrando assim uma preliminar evidência de que a prática regular de exercícios físicos pode auxiliar no tratamento e/ou prevenção da SPM

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Introduction

To determine the relationship between the level of physical activity and the incidence of premenstrual syndrome. O presente estudo teve como objetivo testar as hipóteses de que: existe uma correlação negativa entre o NAF e a magnitude da ocorrência da SPM, e mulheres com diagnóstico positivo para SPM possuem um menor NAF do que as mulheres saudáveis.

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