Does Birth Weight Influence the Age of Menarche? A Cross Sectional Study in Rural Kerala

C, Resmy Raveendran; Jacob, Anju Mariam; Ismail, Jisha

doi:10.14260/jemds/2017/4

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“…Our finding was supported by studies done by Raveendran RC et al, which also found no statistically significant correlation between birth weight and age at menarche. 26 However, our study was in contrast with studies done by by Steingraber which found that birth weight is a significant predictor of age at menarche. 1 Type of diet, especially intake of animal fat and protein has been proposed as a possible factor in determining age at menarche.…”

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“…Our findings are consistent with those of Raveendran RC et al, that there is no significant correlation was found between BMI and age of menarche. 26 Our study is also supported by Rao S et al, who challenged the critical weight hypothesis. 32 However our result is contrasting with several studies by Guo and Ji and Qing et al, which reported decrease in age at menarche with every unit increase in BMI.…”

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A study of the factors affecting the receding age of onset of menarche in young girls

Dharmarha¹,

Konda²

2018

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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INTRODUCTIONEarly age at menarche is a universal trend nowadays, and determining the correlating factors and associated consequences is important.Early menarche has biomedical, emotional, and sociocultural consequences, including predisposition to diseases such as cancer and heart disease and early participation in risky behaviours, such as cigarette smoking, drug abuse, and sexual activity. Early pubertal development is also linked with slightly decreased adult height and an increased risk for obesity, compared to later age of menarche.The aims and objectives of this study were to evaluate the age of menarche in adolescent girls, to detect the factors affecting age at menarche and to find the association of these factors with the age at menarche.The exact causes of a changing age at menarche are indefinite and multifactorial. Age at menarche depends ABSTRACT Background: Present study highlights that the worldwide trend of declining age at menarche is also seen in urban Indian girls. The aim of the study was to evaluate the age of menarche and to find out the factors associated with the timing of menarche. Methods: The study was an observational cross sectional study. 258 healthy, menstruating, adolescent girls aged 10-16 years, were selected by simple random sampling. Pre-designed structured questionnaires were distributed after taking informed consent. Anthropometric measurements were taken using standard techniques. The average age of menarche was calculated. The association of the age at menarche with the proposed factors was analyzed using chi square test and Pearson's correlation coefficient. "P value" less than 0.05 was considered as significant. Results:The mean age at menarche was found to be 12.23±1.09 years. The study found a strong association between the respondent's age at menarche and her sister's age at menarche (p=0.002). The study also found a strong association between age at menarche and the socioeconomic status (p=0.021). This study however found no association of menarcheal age with factors like birth weight, type of diet, frequency of milk intake, body mass index, waist hip ratio, amount of exercise, unstable environment at home and psychosocial stress. Conclusions: The worldwide trend of declining age at menarche is also seen in urban Indian girls. This trend underlines the importance of investigating the factors associated with it and studying the future implications of a lower age at menarche.

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A study of the factors affecting the receding age of onset of menarche in young girls

Dharmarha¹,

Konda²

2018

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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“…As stated by Castilho SD et al [21] Gunther ALB et al [22], we also found no significant correlation between age of menarche and the type of diet (p=1.052). We found a significant correlation between BMI and age at menarche (p<0.05) which are inconsistent with Raveendran RC et al [23] and Rao S et al [24]& consistent with Guo et al [25] and Ji and Qing et al [26] who reported decrease in age at menarche with every unit increase in BMI.…”

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Factors Affecting the Receding Age of Onset of Menarche in Young Girls – An Observational Study

Ramesh

Spoorthi

Mounika

et al. 2020

IJAR

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Background: The time of first menarche is an important milestone in female sexual maturation. Studies have shown trends of decreasing age of menarche in most Indian states. Objective: To trace the factors associated with receding age at menarche and to evaluate the strength of association between those factors with receding age at menarche. Materials and methods: An observational study was done in the schools in Davangere from July 2018 to June 2019. 372 menstruating girls between the age of 9–15 years were included in the study. The participants data regarding chronological age, age of menarche, socioeconomic status, physical activity and diet were collected using a questionnaire. The anthropometric measurements were taken using standard techniques and general physical examination was done for all the participants. Results: The mean age of attainment of menarche was 11.94 ± 1.02 years. The study had a strong association between age at menarche and socioeconomic status (p<0.001). Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) was inversely and significantly associated with age of menarche (p<0.01). Conclusion: The world wide trends of declining age of menarche were seen in our study too. The factors affecting being mother’s age of menarche, BMI, Waist circumference and higher socioeconomic status. This underline that further evaluation of factors associated with it and studying future implications of lower age at menarche is important.

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Does Birth Weight Influence the Age of Menarche? A Cross Sectional Study in Rural Kerala

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A study of the factors affecting the receding age of onset of menarche in young girls

A study of the factors affecting the receding age of onset of menarche in young girls

Factors Affecting the Receding Age of Onset of Menarche in Young Girls – An Observational Study

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