Chrono-nutrition and chrono-exercise-based approaches to improving primary dysmenorrhea in female university students

• Project/Area Number: 17K01797
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Sophia University (2023); Waseda University (2018-2022); Tokyo Woman's Christian University (2017)
• Principal Investigator: Usui Chiyoko 上智大学, 基盤教育センター, 助教 (20409709)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
• Keywords: 女子大学生 / 月経困難症 / 時間栄養学 / 時間運動学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between primary dysmenorrhea and lifestyle habits based on chrono-nutrition and chrono-exercise in female university students.
The main findings of this study were that individuals with “low fish intake” dietary pattern had a higher risk of primary dysmenorrhea, and that individuals who engaged in more high-intensity physical activity during leisure time had a significantly lower prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

女子大学生は月経困難症が好発する年齢に該当する．月経困難症は，痛みなどの症状のためにQOLを低下させ，女子大学生の健康や学生生活を考える上で重要な問題である．本研究の成果により，月経困難症の症状の緩和に効果のある食品・栄養素摂取及び身体運動実施のタイミングがわかれば，月経困難症により日常生活や学生生活に支障をきたしている女子大学生のQOLを改善することが期待できる．

Research Products

• [Presentation] 女子大学生の余暇時間における強度別身体活動と月経困難症との関係 (2021)
  • Author(s): 薄井澄誉子，小林沙綾，三田有紀子
  • Organizer: 第76回日本体力医学会大会
• [Presentation] The association between physical activity and primary dysmenorrhea in female collegiate lacrosse athletes (2020)
  • Author(s): Chiyoko Usui, Saya Kobayashi, Yukiko Mita
  • Organizer: 25th Annual Congress of the European College of Sports Science
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 女子大学ラクロス選手における身体活動と原発性月経困難症との関連 (2020)
  • Author(s): 薄井澄誉子，小林沙綾，三田有紀子
  • Organizer: 第75回日本体力医学会大会
• [Presentation] The association between physical activity and primary dysmenorrhea in young Japanese women (2019)
  • Author(s): Chiyoko Usui, Yukiko Mita
  • Organizer: 24th Annual Congress of the European College of Sports Science
  • Int'l Joint Research