Plasma Carotenoids and Premenstrual Symptoms in a Multi-Ethnic Population of Young Women.
Nutrients
; 13(11)2021 Oct 29.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-34836125
ABSTRACT
Premenstrual symptoms are experienced by most women of reproductive age, but effective therapies are limited. Carotenoids may have an attenuating effect on premenstrual symptoms; however, studies to date are equivocal. The objective of the present study was to examine the association between plasma concentrations of seven carotenoids and premenstrual symptom severity in 553 women from the Toronto Nutrigenomics and Health study. Participants provided information on fifteen common premenstrual symptoms and severities. Each participant completed a General Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire and provided a fasting blood sample from which plasma carotenoid concentrations were measured. Multinomial logistic regressions were used to determine associations between plasma carotenoid concentrations and premenstrual symptom severity. Beta-cryptoxanthin was associated with moderate/severe increased appetite for women in the highest compared to the lowest tertile (OR 2.33; 95% CI 1.39, 3.89). This association remained significant after adjusting for multiple comparisons. There were no observed associations between other plasma carotenoids and any premenstrual symptoms. In summary, higher concentrations of beta-cryptoxanthin were associated with an increased appetite as a premenstrual symptom, but no associations were observed for any other carotenoid and for any other symptom.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Severity of Illness Index
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Premenstrual Syndrome
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Carotenoids
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Ethnicity
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Nutrients
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canadá
Publication country:
CH
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SUIZA
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SUÍÇA
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SWITZERLAND