Biological aging in childhood and adolescence following experiences of threat and deprivation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

NL Colich, ML Rosen, ES Williams… - Psychological …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Life history theory argues that exposure to early life adversity (ELA) accelerates
development, although existing evidence for this varies. We present a meta-analysis and …

Pubertal timing and adult obesity and cardiometabolic risk in women and men: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Prentice, RM Viner - International journal of obesity, 2013 - nature.com
Obesity has complex multifactorial aetiology. It has been suggested by many, but not all,
reports that earlier pubertal maturation may increase adult obesity risk. We conducted a …

Timing of puberty in boys and girls: A population‐based study

N Brix, A Ernst, LLB Lauridsen, E Parner… - Paediatric and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background A secular trend towards earlier puberty has been observed in girls, while a
similar trend has been more uncertain in boys. We estimated current ages at pubertal …

Puberty timing associated with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and also diverse health outcomes in men and women: the UK Biobank study

FR Day, CE Elks, A Murray, KK Ong, JRB Perry - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Early puberty timing is associated with higher risks for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and
cardiovascular disease in women and therefore represents a potential target for early …

Early menarche, nulliparity and the risk for premature and early natural menopause

GD Mishra, N Pandeya, AJ Dobson… - Human …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Are parity and the timing of menarche associated with premature and
early natural menopause? SUMMARY ANSWER Early menarche (≤ 11 years) is a risk …

Pubertal timing and breast cancer risk in the Sister Study cohort

M Goldberg, AA D'Aloisio, KM O'Brien, S Zhao… - Breast Cancer …, 2020 - Springer
Background Earlier age at menarche is an established risk factor for breast cancer. While
age at menarche has been fairly stable over the past half-century, age at breast …

[HTML][HTML] Is early age at menarche a risk factor for endometriosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies

KE Nnoaham, P Webster, J Kumbang, SH Kennedy… - Fertility and sterility, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To review published studies evaluating early menarche and the risk of
endometriosis. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies …

Association of the age at menarche with site-specific cancer risks in pooled data from nine cohorts

BJ Fuhrman, SC Moore, C Byrne, I Makhoul… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
The average age at menarche declined in European and US populations during the 19th
and 20th centuries. The timing of pubertal events may have broad implications for chronic …

Influence of puberty timing on adiposity and cardiometabolic traits: a Mendelian randomisation study

JA Bell, D Carslake, KH Wade, RC Richmond… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Earlier puberty is widely linked with future obesity and cardiometabolic disease.
We examined whether age at puberty onset likely influences adiposity and cardiometabolic …

Temporal trends in age at menarche and age at menopause: a population study of 312 656 women in Norway

MS Gottschalk, A Eskild, S Hofvind, JM Gran… - Human …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Have mean age at menarche or mean age at natural menopause
changed from the 1939 birth cohort to the 1964 birth cohort? SUMMARY ANSWER We …