Body mass index and age of menarche in young girls
| Main Authors: | Olivia, Dina, Deliana, Melda, Supriatmo, Supriatmo, Hakimi, Hakimi, Lubis, Siska Mayasari |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eArticle |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Indonesian Pediatric Society
, 2012
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https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/492 https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/492/368 |
Daftar Isi:
- Background Currently the age at onset of menarche is earlierthan in the past. Nutritional status has an important role inthe onset of menarche. Past studies have shO\vn an associationbetween body mass index (BMI) in young girls and earlier onsetof menarche.Objective To assess an association between BMI and age at onsetof menarche.Methods This crosssectional study was conducted in younggirls aged 10 to 15 years from Immanuel Elementary and JuniorHigh School, Medan in June 2010. We used purposive samplingto recruit subjects. After subjects underwent height and weightmeasurements, we calculated their BMIs. The association betweenBMI and initial age of menarche was assessed by Chi square test(P<O.05 v.ith a 95% confidence interval).Results Eightyfive subjects participated in this study. There were44 subjects in the 5th85th percentile ofBMI (nonnoweight), 19subjects with 85th95th percentile of BMI (overweight) and 12subjects in the> 95th percentile ofBMI (obese). All obese subjectshad an earlier onset of menarche at ages 1O 11 years, comparedto that of nonobese subjects (P=O.OOOl).Conclusion Young girls v.ith BMI > 95th percentile had anearlier age at onset of menarche than young girls v.ith lower BMls.[Paediatr lndanes. 2012,52:309-12].