Open AccessMenarche among rural adolescent girls in Dervan (Data from the KONKAN region of the state of Maharashtra, India)
Author(s) -
Suvarna Patil,
Charudatta Joglekar,
Rachana Mohite,
Megha M Surve,
Swati Sonawane,
Rupali Chavan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_509_20
Subject(s) - menarche , medicine , anthropometry , demography , waist , menstruation , logistic regression , pediatrics , body mass index , endocrinology , sociology
Associations between age at menarche and risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease are well established in adults. But little is known about these risks in adolescents.