Correlation Between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Level of Anxiety to Menstrual Cycle for Young Female Students in the Department of Midwifery

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10.2991/assehr.k.200115.024How to use a DOI?

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BMI (Body Mass Index), level of anxiety, the menstrual cycle

Abstract

Menstruation is the initial sign in which the function of a woman’s reproductive organs has matured. This situation happens every month in a periodic cycle. The menstrual cycle of young women tends to be irregular or disorders because it is influenced by the balance of the estrogen and progesterone hormone in the blood. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the level of anxiety towards teenage menstrual cycle. This study was an observational analytic study with a cross-sectional design, in which the data collection was conducted through interview methods and WHO standard questionnaires for the level of anxiety (Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale). Based on multivariate analysis (α = 0.05%), the results were significant (p = 0,000), indicating that there was a correlation between BMI and anxiety levels for the teenage menstrual cycle of the students.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Luh Ari Arini
AU  - Ketut Espana Giri
AU  - Anjar Tri Astuti
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/01/20
TI  - Correlation Between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Level of Anxiety to Menstrual Cycle for Young Female Students in the Department of Midwifery
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Innovative Research Across Disciplines (ICIRAD 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 145
EP  - 150
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200115.024
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200115.024
ID  - Arini2020
ER  -