Association of maternal menarcheal age with anthropometric dimensions and blood pressure in children from Greater Bilbao.
Ann Hum Biol
; 43(5): 430-7, 2016 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Earlier menarche has been related to shorter height and greater obesity-related anthropometric dimensions and blood pressure in women. Boys and girls with earlier maternal menarcheal age (MMA) have shown greater height and body mass index (BMI) in childhood.AIM:
To analyse associations of menarcheal age with their own and their children's anthropometric dimensions and blood pressure. SUBJECTS ANDMETHODS:
The sample consisted of 493 women and their children (aged 2-19 years) from Greater Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain). For both generations there is information on 19 anthropometric dimensions, blood pressure and socio-demographic characteristics. Linear regressions adjusted for different covariates were used to analyse the associations.RESULTS:
Menarcheal age in women showed the greatest positive associations with iliospinal height and ectomorphy and negative associations with BMI, sum of six skin-folds, endomorphy and mesomorphy. Boys with earlier MMA had greater body heights and breadths, particularly iliospinal height and biacromial breadth (0.10 z-score/year; p < 0.05). In girls, earlier MMA predicted greater sitting height, biepicondylar humerus breadth, weight and sum of four circumferences (0.07-0.09 z-score/year; p < 0.05). However, there was some evidence that MMA was positively associated with body heights, ectomorphy and blood pressure in girls aged ≥12.CONCLUSION:
Children with earlier MMA tend to have greater anthropometric dimensions. Adolescent growth spurt might affect these relationships, at least in girls.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Presión Sanguínea
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Menarquia
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Antropometría
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Hum Biol
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España