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

• Main Authors: Giacomo Lazzeri (Author), Claudia Tosti (Author), Andrea Pammolli (Author), Gianmarco Troiano (Author), Alessio Vieno (Author), Natale Canale (Author), Paola Dalmasso (Author), Patrizia Lemma (Author), Alberto Borraccino (Author), Felice Petraglia (Author), Stefano Luisi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...