Age of Menarche and the Metabolic Syndrome in China | Zendy

Michelle Heys | Zendy; C. Mary Schooling | Zendy; Chaoqiang Jiang | Zendy; Benjamin J. Cowling | Zendy; Xiang Qian Lao | Zendy; Weisen Zhang | Zendy; Kar Keung Cheng | Zendy; Peymané Adab | Zendy; G. Neil Thomas | Zendy; TH Lam | Zendy; GM Leung | Zendy

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Age of Menarche and the Metabolic Syndrome in China

Author(s) -

Michelle Heys,

C. Mary Schooling,

Chaoqiang Jiang,

Benjamin J. Cowling,

Xiang Qian Lao,

Weisen Zhang,

Kar Keung Cheng,

Peymané Adab,

G. Neil Thomas,

TH Lam,

GM 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.

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