Age at menarche of university students in Bangladesh: secular trends and association with adult anthropometric measures and socio-demographic factors

Hossain, M.D.G. and Islam, S. and Aik, S.A.W. and Zaman, T.K. and Lestrel, P.E. (2010) Age at menarche of university students in Bangladesh: secular trends and association with adult anthropometric measures and socio-demographic factors. Journal of Biosocial Science, 42 (5). pp. 677-687. ISSN 0021-9320, DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932010000210.

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Abstract

Age at menarche has been shown to be an important indicator for diseases such as breast cancer and ischaemic heart disease. The aim of the present study was to document secular trends in age at menarche and their association with anthropometric measures and socio-demographic factors in university students in Bangladesh. Data were collected from 995 students from Rajshahi University using a stratified sampling technique between July 2004 and May 2005. Trends in age at menarche were examined by linear regression analysis. Multiple regression analysis was used to assess the association of age at menarche with adult anthropometric measures and various socio-demographic factors. The mean and median age of menarche were 13.12+/-1.16 and 13.17 years, respectively, with an increasing tendency among birth-year cohorts from 1979 to 1986. Menarcheal age was negatively associated with BMI (p<0.01), but positively associated with height (p<0.05). Early menarche was especially pronounced among students from urban environments, Muslims and those with better educated mothers. Increasing age at menarche may be explained by improved nutritional status among Bangladeshi populations. Early menarche was associated with residence location at adolescence, religion and mother's education.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Uncontrolled Keywords: Orthopaedic
Subjects: R Medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine
Depositing User: Ms Haslinda Lahuddin
Date Deposited: 05 Jun 2012 03:37
Last Modified: 14 Jul 2017 08:51
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/3211

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