Age at menarche and childhood body mass index as predictors of cardio-metabolic risk in young adulthood: A prospective cohort study.
<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to examine the association between age at menarche and a range of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors at 17 and 20 years of age, and whether this was influenced by childhood body mass index (BMI).<h4>Methods</h4>Of the 1413 girls born...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209355 |