The relation of menarcheal age to obesity in childhood and adulthood: the Bogalusa heart study

• Päätekijät: Srinivasan Sathanur R (Tekijä), Dietz William H (Tekijä), Serdula Mary K (Tekijä), Khan Laura (Tekijä), Freedman David S (Tekijä), Berenson Gerald S (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: BMC, 2003-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several studies have shown that girls who undergo menarche at a relatively young age tend to be more obese as adults. However, because childhood (pre-menarcheal) levels of weight and height are associated with an earlier menarche, th...