Hubungan Indeks Massa Tubuh dengan Kejadian Dismenore pada Mahasiswi Angkatan 2015 Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Baiturrahmah Padang

Dysmenorrhea is pain in the pelvic area at the start of menstruation caused by increased levels of prostaglandin in the endometrium. Dysmenorrhea often causes the absence of a person in the learning process or other activities. Many factors can cause dysmenorrhea, one of them is body fat mass. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between body mass index and the incidence of dysmenorrhea. This type of research is analytical, using a cross-sectional approach. This research was conducted at the Faculty of Medicine, Baiturrahmah University and took place from October to December 2018. The population in this study were students of the 2015 Faculty of Medicine, Baiturrahmah University with 54 people. Univariate analysis ispresented in the form of tables and bivariate analysis is presented in table form using the Spearman test rho. The result show that Of the 54 respondents, 32 people (59.3%) have normal body mass index is the ones who most experienced dysmenorrhea. and students who have most mild level of dysmenorrhea were 28 people and there is a relation between body mass index and the incidence of dysmenorrhea in students of 2015 Faculty of Medicine, Baiturrahmah University. p = 0.009 and weak correlation coefficient = 0.353.