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SUBMITTER: Petersohn I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6412794 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Petersohn Inga I Zarate-Ortiz Arli G AG Cepeda-Lopez Ana C AC Melse-Boonstra Alida A
Nutrients 20190213 2
Developed countries have shown a time trend towards a younger age at menarche (AAM), which is associated with increased risk of later obesity and non-communicable diseases. This study aimed to assess whether a time trend in AAM is associated with disease risk in Mexican women (<i>n</i> = 30,826), using data from the Mexican National Health Survey (2000). Linear and log binomial regression was used for nutritional and disease outcomes, while Welch⁻ANOVA was used to test for a time trend. AAM (in ...[more]