A study of association between early menarche and anxiety in undergraduate students.

Q2 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

F1000Research Pub Date : 2024-08-09 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.12688/f1000research.149757.2

Poorva Bakshi, Sharanya B Shetty, Abira Sharma, Vasudha K G, Keshava Pai, Radhika K, Priyanka Renita D'Souza, Reshma N S

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Abstract

Background: Anxiety has been reported to be one of the most common epidemics in recent years. The present study focused on understanding the association between early menarche and the prevalence of anxiety and anxiety symptoms among adult undergraduate students.

Methods: This was an observational, case-control study. The sample included 146 young female adults aged more than or equal to 18 years pursuing the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Sciences (BDS). Using an online questionnaire, participants were asked to recall and enter the age at which they attained menarche. We used the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7- Item Questionnaire (GAD-7) to measure the severity of their present anxiety symptoms.

Results: The results showed a significant increase in anxiety symptoms in participants who had early menarche compared to those who did not have early menarche. The mean score on the GAD-7 Questionnaire for the cases was 9.93 and the control group was 6.89. The GAD-7 scores among the cases group were significantly higher in the GAD-7 scores than in the control group.

Conclusions: This study concluded that early menarche is associated with higher anxiety levels in young adults.

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关于大学生月经初潮过早与焦虑之间关系的研究。

背景：据报道，焦虑症是近年来最常见的流行病之一。本研究的重点是了解成年本科生月经初潮过早与焦虑和焦虑症状发生率之间的关系：这是一项观察性病例对照研究。样本包括 146 名年龄大于或等于 18 岁、攻读医学和外科学士学位（MBBS）和牙科学学士学位（BDS）的年轻女性。通过在线问卷调查，参与者被要求回忆并输入其月经初潮的年龄。我们使用广泛性焦虑症 7 项问卷（GAD-7）来测量她们目前焦虑症状的严重程度：结果：结果显示，与月经初潮时间不早的人相比，月经初潮时间早的人的焦虑症状明显增加。病例组 GAD-7 问卷的平均得分为 9.93 分，对照组为 6.89 分。病例组的 GAD-7 评分明显高于对照组：本研究认为，初潮过早与年轻人焦虑水平较高有关。

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