Age at menarche in the Korean female: secular trends and relationship to adulthood body mass index
PurposeThe objective of this study is to estimate the trend in age at menarche in the Korean female and evaluate the relationship between age at menarche and adult body mass index (BMI), which is a indicator of later-life health.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional analysis of a nationally represen...
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doaj-ecbf8c1a5442485d99f1450bd589b0fc2020-11-24T23:39:55ZengKorean Society of Pediatric EndocrinologyAnnals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism2287-10122287-12922013-06-01182606410.6065/apem.2013.18.2.60522Age at menarche in the Korean female: secular trends and relationship to adulthood body mass indexJu Hyun Ahn0Se Won Lim1Bong Sub Song2Juhee Seo3Jun Ah Lee4Dong Ho Kim5Jung Sub Lim6Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea.Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea.Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea.Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea.Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea.Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea.Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea.PurposeThe objective of this study is to estimate the trend in age at menarche in the Korean female and evaluate the relationship between age at menarche and adult body mass index (BMI), which is a indicator of later-life health.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative sample (self-reported age at menarche and measured height and weight) of 11,065 females aged 15 and older. Data were obtained from the Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES IV, 2007-2009).ResultsWe found a statistically significant decline in age at menarche in successive birth groups, indicating a 0.726 year decrease per decade. The age at menarche in 1990-1994 year birth group was 12.60 years, which showed a significant decreased from 3.11 years in the 1980-1984 birth group. We also found a significant negative association between age at menarche and current BMI. A one-year decrease in age at menarche was associated with mean BMI increase of 0.109 kg/m2 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.069 to 0.150) after adjustment for age. In multivariate logistic regression, the odds ratios of obesity in females with early menarche (<12 years) was 1.845 fold (95% CI, 1.441 to 2.361).ConclusionWe found that age at menarche is still falling in the Korean female. We also found that early menarche is a risk factor for obesity in adults.http://e-apem.org/upload/pdf/apem-18-60.pdfBody mass indexEpidemiologyMenarcheObesityKorean |
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Ju Hyun Ahn Se Won Lim Bong Sub Song Juhee Seo Jun Ah Lee Dong Ho Kim Jung Sub Lim Age at menarche in the Korean female: secular trends and relationship to adulthood body mass index Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism Body mass index Epidemiology Menarche Obesity Korean |
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Age at menarche in the Korean female: secular trends and relationship to adulthood body mass index |
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Age at menarche in the Korean female: secular trends and relationship to adulthood body mass index |
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Age at menarche in the Korean female: secular trends and relationship to adulthood body mass index |
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Age at menarche in the Korean female: secular trends and relationship to adulthood body mass index |
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Age at menarche in the Korean female: secular trends and relationship to adulthood body mass index |
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age at menarche in the korean female: secular trends and relationship to adulthood body mass index |
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Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology |
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Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism |
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2287-1012 2287-1292 |
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2013-06-01 |
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PurposeThe objective of this study is to estimate the trend in age at menarche in the Korean female and evaluate the relationship between age at menarche and adult body mass index (BMI), which is a indicator of later-life health.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative sample (self-reported age at menarche and measured height and weight) of 11,065 females aged 15 and older. Data were obtained from the Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES IV, 2007-2009).ResultsWe found a statistically significant decline in age at menarche in successive birth groups, indicating a 0.726 year decrease per decade. The age at menarche in 1990-1994 year birth group was 12.60 years, which showed a significant decreased from 3.11 years in the 1980-1984 birth group. We also found a significant negative association between age at menarche and current BMI. A one-year decrease in age at menarche was associated with mean BMI increase of 0.109 kg/m2 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.069 to 0.150) after adjustment for age. In multivariate logistic regression, the odds ratios of obesity in females with early menarche (<12 years) was 1.845 fold (95% CI, 1.441 to 2.361).ConclusionWe found that age at menarche is still falling in the Korean female. We also found that early menarche is a risk factor for obesity in adults. |
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Body mass index Epidemiology Menarche Obesity Korean |
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