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How does BMI correlate with menarche onset? Evidence from the Italian HBSC cross-sectional study.
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Post Graduate School of Public Health, University of Siena, Siena, 53100, Italy.
Menarche is an important period in a female's life; its time of onset may depend on various factors and could correlate with the development of diseases in adulthood. Our study aims to investigate the relationship between body mass index and age at onset of menarche; METHODS: We used a unique standardized national dataset on adolescent girls participating in the Italian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study. Two independent nationally representative survey datasets: one on 15-year-olds (n = 6505, year 2017/2018) and one on 11-year-olds (n = 6548, year 2013/2014) were analysed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssociations of fetal and infant growth with pubertal timing.
Arch Dis Child
January 2025
Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Objective: Impaired fetal and infant growth may cause alterations in developmental programming of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and subsequently pubertal development. We aimed to assess associations between fetal and infant growth and pubertal development.
Design: Population-based prospective birth cohort.
Potential Risk and Protective Factors in High- and Low-incidence Breast Cancer Populations in Northeast India: A Cross-sectional Study.
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January 2025
Cancer Foundation of India, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Objective: The case-control study aims to identify the potential risk and protective factors contributing to breast cancer risk in the high-incidence Aizawl population and the low-incidence Agartala population, using age-specific prevalence data of established reproductive factors and body mass index (BMI) among healthy women.
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An atypical presentation of autoimmune hepatitis with delayed menarche in a Nigerian adolescent: a case report.
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January 2025
Gastroenterology Unit, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Parklane, Enugu, Nigeria.
Background: Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic liver disease marked by immune-mediated inflammation, necrosis, and the potential to progress to cirrhosis if not treated. This case report presents a rare and atypical presentation of autoimmune hepatitis in a Nigerian adolescent girl, highlighting diagnostic challenges in resource-limited settings. The case is unique owing to the absence of jaundice, a common symptom of liver dysfunction, and features such as delayed menarche and bilateral leg swelling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPreliminary comparison of net gain in final adult height of girls with early menarche treated with or without gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist.
Transl Pediatr
December 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Background: Early menarche is associated with both physical and psychosocial problems. Based on psychological and physical health considerations, for girls with early menarche, some parents and physicians may elect to use gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa) to delay menstruation. This study aimed to explore the effects of GnRHa treatment on the final height of girls with early menarche and build the models to predict the final adult height (FAH).
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