Life Style Factors Associated with Premenstrual Syndrome among El-Minia University Students, Egypt

Table 6

Logistic regression analysis of factors independently associated with PMS among the studied females (𝑁=253).

Risk factors	OR	95% CI for OR	𝑃
Physical activity	0.42	0.3–0.55	0.0001*
Vegetables and fruits	4.7	1.9–11.3	0.001*
Sweet food	3.02	1.8–5.1	0.0001*
Fast food	0.41	0.17–0.97	0.04*
Excess coffee intake	3.8	1.4–10.1	0.008*
Exposure to passive smoking	0.48	0.18–1.3	0.14
BMI	0.94	0.84–1.1	0.25
Family history	0.49	0.16–1.5	0.2

N.B. dependant variable is presence of PMS.
𝑅²=0.52.
*Statistically significant.
OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.