Example sentences for: menarche

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  • More recent data indicate that black girls in the US, on average, experience menarche ~6 months earlier than do white girls [ 9 15 30 31 ] . Furthermore, the mean menarcheal age of black girls in Bogalusa decreased by approximately 9 months between 1973 and 1992 [ 15 ] . A somewhat similar, but not statistically significant, trend was also reported in a recent study, with the median menarcheal age of black girls decreasing by 5.5 months between 1960-70 and 1988-94 [ 31 ] . These trends may, at least in part, be due to the influence of various programs in the US, such as the National School Lunch Program, aimed at improving the nutritional status of children.

  • 5 y), women who had a relatively early menarche (<12 y) weighed more (+8 to 11 kg), had a higher BMI (+3.

  • BMI in girls also increases with stage of sexual maturation, but relative fatness is variable, especially in girls who just attaining menarche (stage III).

  • There were no differences in average or median age at menarche for cases and controls (average was 12.

  • The age of menarche has been dropping for decades in this country and now often occurs as early as age 10.


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