Age at Menarche and Reproductive Pattern among Saudi Women

Jabbar, Fahad Al-Abdul; Wong, Simin Saedi

doi:10.1177/146642408810800308

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“…A P value of 0.05 was considered statistically significant. An additional analysis was carried out to compare between the means of age at menarche, age of marriage, age of first pregnancy and number of children between our results and the results reported by Jabbar et al in 1988 5 on the reproductive performance of Saudi women.…”

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Age at menarche and the reproductive performance of Saudi women

Babay¹,

Addar²,

Shahid³

et al. 2004

Annals of Saudi Medicine

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BackgroundSaudi Arabia has undergone substantial development in the recent past with concomitant changes in living conditions, and economic and general health status that have affected the age at menarche in Saudi women. We evaluated the current age at menarche and reproductive events among Saudi women.Subjects and MethodsAge, age at menarche, age at marriage, age of first pregnancy, number of children, and number of abortions were collected for Saudi women attending King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH) over a 3-month period in 2002.ResultsFor 989 Saudi women, the mean age at menarche was 13.05 years. There was a decrease in the age of menarche over the past 20 years, an increase in the age of marriage, age of first pregnancy, and a decrease in the number of children and abortions. Compared with data from two decades, the age at menarche decreased significantly from 13.22 to 13.05 years.ConclusionThe decrease in the age of menarche among Saudi women indicates better socioeconomic status and improvements in health.

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confidence: 67%

Age at menarche and the reproductive performance of Saudi women

Babay¹,

Addar²,

Shahid³

et al. 2004

Annals of Saudi Medicine

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“…It is not clear whether the difference represents a genuine decline in age at menarche similar to that reported in the US [35] (from 12.53 years in 1988/1994 to 12.34 years in 1999/2002), Japan [36] (from 12.3 years for women born 1960 to 12.2 years for women born in 1980), Croatia [37] (from 12.92 years in 1997 to 12.31 years in 2010) and Ireland [38] (from 13.52 years in 1986 to 12.53 years in 2006) or just reflects different methodological approaches. Although there is no data that allow for direct comparison from the region, more than two decades ago, in a cancer survey in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.4 year in the age at menarche was reported between women born 20 years ago and women born 45 years ago [32]. Recent reports in western countries suggest that the age at menarche is no longer declining and that it has started to level off [39,40].…”

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Age at menarche and its relationship to body mass index among adolescent girls in Kuwait

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BackgroundDespite the increasing rates of childhood obesity and rapid change in socio-economic status, the mean age at menarche remains mostly unknown among contemporary girls in Kuwait and other countries in the Gulf region. This study aimed to estimate the mean age at menarche among schoolgirls in Kuwait and investigate the association between age at menarche and obesity.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on 1,273 randomly selected female high school students from all governorates in Kuwait. Overweight was defined as higher than or equal to the 85th percentile and obesity as higher than or equal to the 95th percentile using growth charts provided by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2000). Data on menarche, socio-demographic status, physical activity and diet were collected using confidential self-administered questionnaire.ResultsOut of 1,273 students, 23 (1.8%) were absent or refused to participate. The mean age at menarche was 12.41 years (95% CI: 12.35-12.48). The prevalence of early menarche, defined as less than 11 years of age, was 8.5% (95% CI: 7.0-10.2%). The prevalence of obesity and overweight was 18.3% (95% CI: 16.2-20.6%) and 25.8% (95% CI: 23.42-28.30%), respectively. Age at menarche was inversely and significantly associated with odds of overweight and obesity after adjusting for potential confounders, odds ratio 0.84 (0.77-0.93); (p = 0.001).ConclusionAge at menarche among contemporary girls in Kuwait is similar to that in industrialized countries. There is an inverse association between age at menarche and obesity or overweight. Trends in menarcheal age should be monitored and time of sexual maturation and its related factors should be taken into account in strategies that aim to combat obesity.

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“…The same applies when age at menarche for girls in our study is compared with that of girls from Jeddah in 1995, which was found to be 15.1 years. 11 This declining menarcheal age was reported in KSA before, 32 when a difference of 0.4 years in menarcheal age was observed when age at menarche for 2 generations of women was compared in a cancer survey. This might suggest an ongoing secular trend of a declining menarcheal age among Saudi girls.…”

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Decline in menarcheal age among Saudi girls

Alwan

Ibrahim

Badri

et al. 2015

SMJ

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Objectives:To estimate age at menarche and to assess trends in menarcheal age among Saudi women.Methods:A prospective longitudinal study was conducted among healthy prepubertal female school children and adolescents from September 2006 to July 2012 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Study participants were invited from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Tanner stage, height, weight, body mass index, and socioeconomic parameters including parent’s level of education were collected. Age at menarche was compared with maternal age at menarche.Results:The study included 265 girls and mothers. Mean±standard deviation (SD) age at menarche for girls was 13.08 ± 1.1 years, and their distribution category across the ≤10 years was 4 (1.5%), 11-14 years was 239 (90.2%), and ≥15 years was 22 (8.3%) girls. Anthropometric measurements, mother’s level of education, and family income were not statistically significant determining factors associated with age at menarche. Mean ± SD age at menarche for mothers was 13.67 ± 1.4 years, and their distribution category across the ≤10 years was 7 (2.6%), 11-14 years was 172 (64.9%), and ≥15 years was 86 (32.5%). Girls attained menarche at younger age compared with their mothers (p<0.0001). A downward secular trend in age of menarche was observed (Cuzick test for trend = 0.049).Conclusion:Saudi girls attain menarcheal age earlier than their mothers, reflecting a downward secular trend in menarcheal age.

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Age at Menarche and Reproductive Pattern among Saudi Women

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Age at menarche and the reproductive performance of Saudi women

Age at menarche and the reproductive performance of Saudi women

Age at menarche and its relationship to body mass index among adolescent girls in Kuwait

Decline in menarcheal age among Saudi girls

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