… menarche), which appeared to be completely explained by increased BMI (17). Hence we
hypothesized that earlier age at menarche … women aged over 40 yr, early age at menarche …

… Females from the Southern European populations attain menarche slightly earlier than those
… Chang and Chen [27] compared the onset of menarche in three generations of Taiwanese …

… between the age of first menstrual period (menarche) and … Previous reports have linked
early menarche to absence of a … early maturing females also had an early menarche, entered …

… early menarche were more likely to be overweight at ages 7, 11, and 16 years than those with
late menarche, although early menarche … the relation between menarche and body size is …

… , not only earlier age at menarche but also high age at menarche was associated with an
increased mortality, indicating an inverse J-shaped association between age at menarche and …

… trend for earlier sexual maturation of girls, as was shown by the earlier age at menarche.
However, … to have leveled off, with some studies showing a stabilization of the age at menarche. …

… evidence of a modest secular trend for earlier age at menarche during the latter part of the …
mean age at menarche in girls born in the 1970s and 1980s as compared to girls born earlier …

… BMI during childhood predicts early age at menarche. Blell and … of menarche was associated
with conditions in fetal and early life such as gestational age, maternal age, and BMI at age …

… US girls regardless of race reach menarche after 13 years of age. Thus, the selection criteria
of Herman-Giddens focused on girls with an early age at menarche and thereby excluded …

… studies from Spain, 16 Greece, 26 England, 19 and the United States, 17 similar to our
study, have noted the interval is longer in girls with an earlier age at breast development. …