Open AccessAge of Menarche and the Metabolic Syndrome in China
Author(s) -
Michelle Heys,
CM Schooling,
Chaoqiang Jiang,
Benjamin J. Cowling,
Xiang Qian Lao,
Weisen Zhang,
Kar Keung Cheng,
Peymané Adab,
G. Neil Thomas,
Tai Hing Lam,
Gabriel M. Leung
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e3181567faf
Subject(s) - menarche , medicine , metabolic syndrome , odds ratio , cohort , population , waist , demography , obesity , cohort study , pediatrics , environmental health , sociology
In western populations, young age of menarche is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Little is known about the potential impact of menarche on the metabolic syndrome (as a proxy for cardiovascular risk) in rapidly economically developing populations where age of menarche is falling. We sought to determine the relation between age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in a rapidly developing Chinese population.