Overweight and lower age at menarche: evidence from the Italian HBSC cross-sectional survey

Overweight and lower age at menarche: evidence from the Italian HBSC cross-sectional survey

Abstract Background A unique standardized national dataset on adolescent girls (21 regions) participating in the Italian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study (HBSC) was used to investigate the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and age at menarche. Methods Two independent nationally...

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Main Authors: Giacomo Lazzeri, Claudia Tosti, Andrea Pammolli, Gianmarco Troiano, Alessio Vieno, Natale Canale, Paola Dalmasso, Patrizia Lemma, Alberto Borraccino, Felice Petraglia, Stefano Luisi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
Subjects:
Early puberty
BMI
Adolescent
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-018-0659-0

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