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Secular trends in age at menarche among Chinese girls from 24 ethnic minorities, 1985 to 2010 [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2015
Background: Declining age at menarche has been observed in many countries. In China, a decrease of 4.5 months per decade in the average age at menarche among the majority Han girls has recently been reported.
Yi Song, Jun Ma, Anette Agardh, Patrick W.C. Lau, Peijin Hu, Bing Zhang   +5 more
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Age at menarche in the Korean female: secular trends and relationship to adulthood body mass index [PDF]

Annals 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, Se Won Lim, Bong Sub Song, Juhee Seo, Jun Ah Lee, Dong Ho Kim, Jung Sub Lim   +6 more
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THE EFFECT OF HEALTH EDUCATION ABOUT MENARCHE ON ANXIETY IN FACING MENARCHE IN 5TH AND 6TH GRADE STUDENTS

Nurse and Health, 2019
Background: Important events during puberty are menstruation or menarche is a sign of sexual maturity. The causes of young men and women are not aware of their health problems, especially regarding menarche, this causes young women to have an ...
Surya Mustika Sari, Henny Vidia Effendy
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Hubungan Indeks Masa Tubuh dengan Usia Menarche di SDN 44 Kota Bima

Ahmar Metastasis Health Journal, 2021
Pendahuluan: Umur menarche pada remaja rata-rata telah berkurang dari 12,4 tahun menjadi11,8 tahun. Salah satu faktor penyebab yaitu faktor gizi yang bisa dinilai dari Indeks Massa Tubuh (IMT). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis hubungan IMT
Maya Febriyanti
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of menarche [PDF]

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2010
Menarche is a milestone in a woman's life as it denotes the start of reproductive capacity. Aim of this report is to review the recent developments and the current knowledge in the neuroendocrinology of pubertal onset and the factors, genetic and environmental, that influence menarcheal age.
Karapanou, Olga, Papadimitriou, Anastasios   +1 more
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ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE (ENOS) GENE POLYMORPHISM IS ASSOCIATED WITH AGE ONSET OF MENARCHE IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE FEMALES OF INDIA

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 2013
Background and Objective :  Females with sickle cell disease (SCD) often show late onset of menarche. In transgenic sickle cell mouse, deficiency of gene encoding endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) has been reported to be associated with late onset
Sudhansu Sekhar Nishank
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Self-Reported Dysmenorrhea Among Adolescent Girls in the Cape Coast Metropolis: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Dysmenorrhea is a common gynaecological condition among female adolescents and affects students' well‐being in Ghana. This study assessed dysmenorrhea prevalence, effects, and coping mechanisms among adolescent girls in Junior High Schools in the Cape Coast metropolis. Methodology A cross‐sectional study was conducted among
Abugri AS, Tetteh A, Kotam GP, Comlan-Cataria A, Ocansey S, Ephraim RKD.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Relation between age of menarche and gestational weight gain: a cross-sectional study in Brazil [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
Objectives: to investigate the relation between age at menarche and gestational weight gain. Methods: cross-sectional study, with 2609 women from “Projeto VIVER: desfechos em saúde nos períodos perinatal e neonatal” (VIVER Project: “Health outcomes in ...
Dayse Ramos Cassiano, Susana Bubach, Andréia Soprani dos Santos, Wanêssa Lacerda Poton   +3 more
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Age at menarche and its association with preschool BMI among girls in Northern Norway.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundA decreasing age of menarche has been reported across the Western world. Early menarche is associated with unfavorable health outcomes.AimThe aims of this study were to describe the age at menarche in a general population sample in Norway and ...
Henrik Lykke Joakimsen, Astrid Brendlien, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Christopher Sivert Nielsen, Guri Grimnes, Elin Kristin Evensen   +5 more
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Status Gizi, Aktivitas Fisik, dan Usia Menarche Remaja Putri

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia, 2013
Saat ini usia menarche remaja putri di Indonesia lebih cepat dibanding beberapa waktu lalu, hal tersebut dapat dipengaruhi berbagai faktor. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui hubungan status gizi dan aktivitas fisik dengan usia menarche.
Septiana Wulandari, Titin Ungsianik
doaj   +1 more source