Open AccessIdentifying menarcheal age and its association with body mass index in young Saudi females
Author(s) -
Nazish Rafique,
Mona Hmoud AlSheikh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
saudi medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1658-3175
pISSN - 0379-5284
DOI - 10.15537/smj.2019.9.24425
Subject(s) - underweight , medicine , body mass index , demography , obesity , overweight , menarche , population , cross sectional study , pediatrics , environmental health , sociology , pathology
To explore the relationship of menarcheal age with body mass index (BMI), to find mean menarcheal age in Saudi population and compare it with global data, and to create awareness in health science students on harmful effects of obesity.