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Secular trends of age at menarche and the effect of famine exposure on age at menarche in rural Chinese women

open access: yesAnnals of Human Biology, 2022
Background Over the past few decades, more studies have suggested that the age at menarche (AAM) has continued to decline. However, the AAM for women in resource-constrained areas is not clear. Moreover, the association between the Chinese famine and AAM
Xueyan Wu   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of age at menarche with valvular heart disease: An analysis based on electronic health record (CREAT2109)

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
BackgroundThe association between age at menarche and coronary heart disease has been reported, but the association between age at menarche and valvular heart disease (VHD) has not been described.
Zhiyu Sun   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Age at Menarche on Obesity Epidemic [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Epidemiologic Research, 2020
Menarche is a sign of puberty and the beginning of ovarian and other endocrine functions relating to reproduction. It is an important event demonstrating the end of childhood and the start of reproductive years for each woman that is preceded by the ...
Saleh Jafarian
doaj   +1 more source

Age at menarche in Iran

open access: yesAnnals of Human Biology, 2002
Age at menarche and its potential associated factors are reported for 1862 Shiraz (Southern Iran) secondary school girls taking part in a cross-sectional survey selected from the four educational districts of the city.Probit analysis was used to estimate age at menarche, principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to analyse socio-economic status ...
S M T, Ayatollahi   +2 more
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Validity of age at menarche self-reported in adulthood

open access: yes, 2006
Objective: To test the validity of age at menarche self-reported in adulthood and examine whether socioeconomic position, education, experience of gynaecological events and psychological symptoms influence the accuracy of recall.Design: Prospective birth
Hardy, R   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Age at menarche and its association with blood pressure in adult women of developing countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesAnnals of Human Biology, 2023
Context Evidence about the effect of age at menarche (AAM) on blood pressure (BP) has largely been drawn from studies in developed countries. Studies in developing countries are expanding recently but have not been summarised. Objective To systematically
Gaili Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Polymorphisms of the TNF, LTA, and TNFRSF1B genes are associated with onsets of menarche and menopause in US women of European ancestry

open access: yesAnnals of Human Biology, 2021
Background The TNF, LTA and TNFRSF1B genes have been implicated in various traits related to menarche and menopause. Aim To analyse the TNF, LTA and TNFRSF1B genes for their association with ages at menarche (AM) and natural menopause (ANM). Subjects and
Volodymyr Dvornyk   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reproductive factors and risk of physical frailty among Chinese women living in Singapore

open access: yesThe Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
Setting: Although age at menopause has been linked to higher risk of physical frailty in later life, little is known about other reproductive factors.
Vanda W.T. Ho   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Body structure and maturation – the association with environmental factors

open access: yesAnthropological Review, 2017
The main objective of the study was to determine the relationship between physique, maturation and some environmental factors. The study was conducted in Warsaw, between 2012 and 2013 in randomly selected schools. The material included 171 girls, aged 12-
Nieczuja-Dwojacka Joanna   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Age at menarche in the Korean female: secular trends and relationship to adulthood body mass index [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2013
PurposeThe objective of this study is to estimate the trend in age at menarche in the Korean female and evaluate the relationship between age at menarche and adult body mass index (BMI), which is a indicator of later-life health.MethodsWe conducted a ...
Ju Hyun Ahn   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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