Early menarche in normal-weight girls and its association with excess weight, abdominal obesity and metabolic changes at the end of sexual maturation.
Eur J Clin Nutr
; 70(11): 1278-1284, 2016 11.
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| ID: mdl-27302670
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:
The objective of this study was to assess whether early menarche in normal-weight girls is associated with excess weight, abdominal obesity and metabolic changes at the end of sexual maturation. SUBJECTS/METHODS:
This is a cohort study of 255 normal-weight girls aged 10-18 years attending public schools in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Northeast of Brazil. The following data were collected in 2007 and 2012 anthropometric; lifestyle, socioeconomic and demographic data; lipid profile; and self-assessed sexual maturation.RESULTS:
Eighty-four girls (32.9%) had early menarche. The socioeconomic level and time spent using a computer increased during this 5-year period, whereas the time spent watching television decreased. The prevalences of excess weight and abdominal obesity were 19.2% and 9.8%, respectively. The anthropometric and laboratory variables of girls with and without early menarche did not differ.CONCLUSIONS:
These findings suggest that early menarche did not influence weight, abdominal obesity and serum lipids in the final stage of sexual maturation.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Puberdade Precoce
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Maturidade Sexual
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Menarca
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Peso Corporal Ideal
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Clin Nutr
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil