Age at menarche and its relationship to body mass index among adolescent girls in Kuwait

• Main Authors: Al-Awadhi Nora (Author), Al-Kandari Nouf (Author), Al-Hasan Teebah (Author), AlMurjan Daliah (Author), Ali Salhah (Author), Al-Taiar Abdullah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite the increasing rates of childhood obesity and rapid change in socio-economic status, the mean age at menarche remains mostly unknown among contemporary girls in Kuwait and other countries in the Gulf region. This study aimed...