منابع مشابه
Size at birth predicts age at menarche.
OBJECTIVE This study examines the relationship of intrauterine growth, measured by size and maturity at birth, to age at menarche, while also considering a wide range of other factors that may affect maturation. The research is motivated by the current debate about the importance of the prenatal environment as a determinant of later disease risk. METHODS Data were collected during the Cebu Lo...
متن کاملNo association between age at menarche and sex of offspring.
Sir, We read with interest the article by Fukuda et al. (2011). The title ‘The sex ratio of offspring is associated with the mothers’ age at menarche’ suggests a direct connection between age at menarche and sex of offspring. We consider this interpretation a stretch of the presented data and want to comment on some issues in their study. Additionally, results from our substantially larger Dani...
متن کاملBirth size and age at menarche: a twin perspective.
STUDY QUESTION Do birthweight (BW) and co-twin sex influence the age at menarche in twins? SUMMARY ANSWER BW, but not co-twin sex, was associated with age at menarche in twins. However, BW was not associated with age at menarche after controlling for genetics and shared rearing environment. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Nutritional deprivation during critical developmental periods can trigger long-...
متن کاملThe Association Between Menarche Age and First Offspring Sex Ratio
Background: Offspring sex ratio (OSR) serves as an important social factor, and various other factors are hypothesized to be associated with it, such as maternal diet, time of ovulation and insemination, environmental phenomena, parental age, and infertility treatment. Objectives: This research was performed to assess the association between mothers’ menarche age, first pregnancy age, and sex r...
متن کاملSerum Dioxin Concentrations and Age at Menarche
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), a widespread environmental contaminant, is associated with delays in pubertal development in animal studies. On 10 July 1976, as a result of a chemical explosion, residents of Seveso, Italy, experienced the highest levels of TCDD exposure experienced by a human population. Twenty years later, we initiated the Seveso Women's Health Study (SWHS), a retr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Obesity
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0307-0565,1476-5497
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.104