Research Article

Investigation of Changes in Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Measurements Depending on the Menstrual Cycle in Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Volume: 5 Number: 3 September 30, 2020
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Investigation of Changes in Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Measurements Depending on the Menstrual Cycle in Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Objective: The primary aim of this study is to investigate the nutritional status and body composition changes of 80 Turkish women within the age of 18-25 years during their menstrual cycles. Materials and Methods: Demographical and food intake behavior data were collected by a public survey. Body measurements of women were obtained 2 times; during and after the next four days of menstruation by BIA. Food intake records were taken to analzye energy and nutrient intakes. SPSS 18.0 program was used for statistical analyses. Results: The average age of participants was found 21.6 ± 1.68 years. Comparing women in during and after menstrual cycle, their body weight, waist circumference and chest circumference increments were found 0.32 kg, 0.90 cm and 0.57 cm respectively. These changes were statistically significant (p0.05). Conclusions: Although various previous studies focused on the menstruation period, the novelty of our study lies within multiple parameters that we correleated, especially nutrient intake. There was no difference in energy and nutrient intake of women depending on the menstruation periods.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 30, 2020

Submission Date

August 1, 2019

Acceptance Date

June 12, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 5 Number: 3

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1.Hızlı Güldemir H, Kıyak Ş, Ertosun AF, Eryılmaz İ, Gasanova P. Investigation of Changes in Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Measurements Depending on the Menstrual Cycle in Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. OTJHS. 2020;5(3):406-414. doi:10.26453/otjhs.599949

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