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Title

Associations of mental health and sleep duration with menstrual cycle irregularity: a population-based study.

Authors

Kim, Taeryoon; Nam, Ga Eun; Han, Byoungduck; Cho, Sung Jung; Kim, Junghun; Eum, Do Hyun; Lee, Sang Woo; Min, Soon Hong; Lee, Woohyun; Han, Kyungdo; Park, Yong Gyu

Abstract

This study aimed to examine whether the characteristics of mental health and sleep duration, alone or in combination, are associated with menstrual cycle irregularity. This population-based, cross-sectional study analyzed the data from 4445 women aged 19-49 years, who participated in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2012. A structured questionnaire was used to assess mental health characteristics, sleep duration, and menstrual cycle irregularity. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed. High stress, depressive mood, and suicidal ideation were associated with increased risk of menstrual cycle irregularity after adjusting for confounding variables (odds ratio [95% confidence interval] = 1.33 [1.07-1.65], 1.56 [1.17-2.07], and 1.37 [1.01-1.87], respectively). Short sleep duration (≤ 5 h a day) was significantly associated with higher odds of severe menstrual cycle irregularity with menstrual interval of greater than 3 months (2.67 [1.35-5.27]). Participants with sleep duration of ≤ 5 h a day with psychological stress, depressive mood, or suicidal ideation had higher odds of menstrual cycle irregularity (1.96 [1.26-3.05], 2.86 [1.50-5.44], and 2.25 [1.18-4.29]). This study suggests positive associations of mental health problems and short sleep duration with menstrual cycle irregularity among Korean female adults. Therefore, strategies to deal with psychological stress, depressive mood, and sleep duration are needed for improving the reproductive health of women suffering from menstrual disturbances.

Subjects

SOUTH Korea; CROSS-sectional method; MENTAL health; REPRODUCTIVE health; SUICIDAL ideation; MULTIPLE regression analysis; SURVEYS; ODDS ratio; SLEEP; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; MENSTRUATION disorders; CONFIDENCE intervals; MENTAL depression; DISEASE risk factors

Publication

Archives of Women's Mental Health, 2018, Vol 21, Issue 6, p619

ISSN

1434-1816

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1007/s00737-018-0872-8

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