Department of Internal Medicine, Bojnord University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Research Article
Assessment the Average Age of Menarche and its Relationship to Weight, Height and Body
Mass Index of Adolescent Girls in North-East of Iran
Author(s): Hossain Nassirian, Saeedeh TarvijEslami*, Hamed Shafagh, Maryam Gholami and Kimia Vatani
Purpose: Anthropometric characteristics are partly related to menarche age. We aimed to
survey the age of menarche, and its relationship to weight, height and Body Mass Index in
adolescent girls.
Methods: In this cross sectional study, 460 students aged 18-21 years old at Mashhad University
of Medical Sciences included. Data was obtained through questiones. BMI>30 kg/m2 was considered as obesity and a menarche age of less than 11 years was considered as early
menarche.
Results: The mean age of menarche was 13.32 years, in students with BMI less than 30 kg/
m2. 13.8% of the girls had menarche age of lower than 11 years. There was a significant relationship
between history of age at menarche and current height, p<0.05 with no significant
association between age of menarche.. Read More»