Impact of the age at menarche on body composition in adulthood: results from two birth cohort studies

Impact of the age at menarche on body composition in adulthood: results from two birth cohort studies

Abstract Background Evidence suggests that early menarche is positively associated with adiposity in adulthood. However, it is important to assess whether this association is due to early menarche or to the association of adiposity in late childhood with age at menarche. We evaluated the association...

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Main Authors: Susana Bubach, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, Fernando Celso Barros, Fernando César Wehrmeister, Helen Gonçalves, Maria Cecília Formoso Assunção, Bernardo Lessa Horta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Menarche
Body composition
Adult
Adolescence
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3649-x

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