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Age at menarche and risk of hypertension in Chinese adult women: Results from a large representative nationwide population

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2021
This study explored the association between age at menarche and the risk of hypertension in Chinese women. A total of 234 867 women aged ≥18 years from the China Hypertension Survey were included in this study.
Lu Chen, Linfeng Zhang, Zuo Chen, Xin Wang, Congyi Zheng, Yuting Kang, Haoqi Zhou, Zengwu Wang, Runlin Gao   +8 more
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Age at menarche, age at natural menopause, and risk of rheumatoid arthritis — a Mendelian randomization study

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2021
Background Hormonal reproductive factors have been suggested to play an important role in the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune inflammatory disorder affecting primarily women.
Jingjing Zhu, Zheng Niu, Lars Alfredsson, Lars Klareskog, Leonid Padyukov, Xia Jiang   +5 more
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Association between Age at Menarche and Hyperhomocysteinemia among Women in Hunan, China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Background: We aim to examine the relationship between age at menarche and hyperhomocysteinemia in women in Hunan Province. Methods: Participants were required to complete a questionnaire that included age at menarche, lifestyle habits, other baseline ...
Yi Yang, Shihong Du, Rong Xie, Yannan Zhang, Tong Yu, Zihao Ding, Xiuqin Hong   +6 more
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STUDY OF MENARCHEAL AGE IN THREE GENERATIONS IN IRAN [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 1990
Three generations of women (3570 daughters, 1148 mothers and 131 grandmothers) from Tehran, Iran have been studied for menarcheal age. The results show that the age of onset of menarche has decreased in the present generation- 13.599, compared to 13.690 ...
"D.D. Farhud, M.S Kamali, M.Mahmoudi, R. Saffari "   +3 more
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Associations of reproductive factors with incidence of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke in postmenopausal women: a cohort study

BMC Medicine, 2023
Background To assess the association between the reproductive factors of age at menarche, age at menopause, and reproductive span and the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic stroke (IS).
Su-Min Jeong, Jung Eun Yoo, Keun Hye Jeon, Kyungdo Han, Heesun Lee, Dong-Yun Lee, Dong Wook Shin   +6 more
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Family composition and age at menarche: findings from the international Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study [PDF]

, 2019
This research was funded by The University of St Andrews and NHS Health Scotland.Background Early menarche has been associated with father absence, stepfather presence and adverse health consequences in later life.
A Benetos, A Mouritsen, A Toromanović, AC Mezzich, AF Bogaert, BC Campbell, BJ Ellis, C Currie, C Stadler, Candace Currie, D Braithwaite, D Nettle, DE Comings, E Stice, GB Richardson, GD Webster, HS Mumby, I Culpin, J Belsky, J Brooks-Gunn, J Laitinen, J Mendle, JJ Tacq, JS Chisholm, Juliet McEachran, K Sugiyama, L Coleman, L Lien, LD Dorn, LF Watson, LY Maeng, M Yannakoulia, Martin Steppan, MP Boks, N Barbaro, R Boynton-Jarrett, R Kaltiala-Heino, RJ Quinlan, RL Matchock, Ross Whitehead, SA Norris, SH Lee, T Frodl, W Boyce, W Johnson, Z Ignasiak   +45 more
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The Familial Clustering of Age at Menarche in Extended Twin Families [PDF]

, 2007
The timing of puberty is complex, possibly involving many genetic factors that may interact with environmental influences. Familial resemblance for age at menarche was studied in a sample of 4,995 female twins, 1,296 sisters, 2,946 mothers and 635 female
A Must, A Pickles, B Towne, CL Sisk, DB Pillemer, DI Boomsma, Dorret I. Boomsma, DS Falconer, DZ Loesch, EB Greif, FJP Ebling, FL Schmidt, G Willemsen, G Wyshak, J Kaprio, JH Stubbe, JL Jinks, JM Meyer, JM Vink, JR Koopmans, L Ibanez, L Zacharias, MR Palmert, SA Treloar, SM Berg van den, SR Ojeda, Stéphanie M. van den Berg   +26 more
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Age at menarche and its association with the metabolic syndrome and its components [PDF]

, 2011
The metabolic syndrome is a major public health challenge and identifies persons at risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to examine the association between age at menarche and the metabolic syndrome (IDF and NCEP ATP ...
Döring, Angela, Heier, Margit, Huth, Cornelia, Kowall, Bernd, Meisinger, Christa, Peters, Annette, Rathmann, Wolfgang, Stöckl, Doris, Stöckl, Heidi, Thorand, Barbara   +9 more
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Secular trend and social gradients in the menarcheal age of girls from eastern Poland between 1986 and 2016

Anthropological Review, 2020
The age at menarche is changing together with the development of society. The intensities of secular trends vary in different countries, regions or even towns and villages. Therefore, the objective of the paper was to assess the changes of the menarcheal
Saczuk Jerzy, Wasiluk Agnieszka, Pytasz Piotr   +2 more
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Relationship between Age at Menarche and Menstrual Irregularities in Reproductive Age

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2021
Background and purpose: Factors associated with menstrual irregularities are highly important. This study aimed to determine the association between age at menarche and menstrual irregularities in reproductive period.
Maryam Farahmand, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Maryam Rahmati, Fereidoun Azizi   +3 more
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