Menarcheal age in central Italy

Vienna, Alessandro; Capucci, Enrico

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“…This biological event is the outcome of a number of social and biological factors and mean menarcheal age appears to be a particularly sensitive indicator of the biosocial status of a population (Dann and Roberts, 1993;Lindgren, 1976;Bielicki and Welon, 1982;Laska-Mierzejewska et al, 1982;Vienna and Capucci, 1994).…”

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Social background and age at menarche in Portuguese university students: A note on the secular changes in Portugal

Padez

2003

American J Hum Biol

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Menarcheal age of a sample of Portuguese university students (n = 3366), born between 1972 and 1983, age 18-23 years, was analyzed. The influence of parents' educational level and occupation, family size, birth order, and degree of urbanization of girl's locality of residence during childhood and adolescence were analyzed as well as secular trend in the Portuguese population. Mean age at menarche for girls born in 1983 was 12.32 years. Parents' educational level and occupation did not show any significant influence on mean age at menarche. Place of residence during childhood years and adolescence showed a significant effect on mean age at menarche, with girls from rural places with a later age at menarche than those who spent their childhood or adolescence in urban areas (P

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Social background and age at menarche in Portuguese university students: A note on the secular changes in Portugal

Padez

2003

American J Hum Biol

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“…Padez, 2003 13.20 13.91 --À0.71 IV. Padez and Rocha, 2003 12.03 12.53 --À0.50 V. Vienna and Capucci, 1994 12.51 12.12 --þ0.39 VI. Vienna and Capucci, 1994 12.44 11.84 --þ0.60 VII.…”

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“…Padez and Rocha, 2003 12.03 12.53 --À0.50 V. Vienna and Capucci, 1994 12.51 12.12 --þ0.39 VI. Vienna and Capucci, 1994 12.44 11.84 --þ0.60 VII. Wellens and Malina, 1990 13.20 12.94 --þ0.26 VIII.…”

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A comparative analysis of estimation of age at menarche by various methods in women participating in the Krakow Longitudinal Growth Study, Poland

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Cichocka

2007

American J Hum Biol

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The purpose of this study was to see whether menarcheal age assessment by means of the most frequently used methods that were conducted every time on the same group of girls would yield the same results. One hundred and one Polish girls, whose ages at menarche were recorded in a longitudinal study between 1976 and 1990, were asked to recall the age of menarche in 2004. The mean menarcheal ages of those women were calculated by means of the probit (PA), prospective (AA), retrospective method without age correction (RA), and retrospective method with the recall age corrected by 0.5 year (RcA). The PA, AA, and retrospective methods: RA and RcA revealed results: 13.14 +/- 1.1; 13.10 +/- 1.1; 13.12 +/- 1.36, and 14.39 +/- 1.34 years, respectively. The menarcheal AA was insignificantly different from the PA (95% CI) and RA. The RcA was significantly higher than the AA and RA (P = 0.05). The correlation coefficient (r) between AA and RA was 0.70. Only 16% of the interviewed women accurately remembered the date of their menarche, 63% of them missed their menarche time by about 1 year, whereas 22% were wrong by 2 and more years. (1) The PA and the AA method yield comparable results when estimating menarcheal age. (2) The menarcheal age determined by the retrospective methods is not very reliable and the application of age correction overestimates the results.

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“…Specially prepared questionnaires were completed during interviews by trained women who could ask additional questions (e.g., school grade, season of the year, vacations, and other important events close in time to the first menstruation) and thus estimate menarcheal age with the best possible precision. Vienna and Capucci (1994) estimated the menarcheal age of Italian girls using the status quo and retrospective methods. Both methods were compared and their respective negative and positive aspects were discussed.…”

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Age at menarche and prevalence of oligo/amenorrhea in top Polish athletes

Skierska¹

1998

Am. J. Hum. Biol.

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Menarcheal age in central Italy

Cited by 11 publications

References 4 publications

Social background and age at menarche in Portuguese university students: A note on the secular changes in Portugal

Social background and age at menarche in Portuguese university students: A note on the secular changes in Portugal

A comparative analysis of estimation of age at menarche by various methods in women participating in the Krakow Longitudinal Growth Study, Poland

Age at menarche and prevalence of oligo/amenorrhea in top Polish athletes

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