Age of menarche in Indian female basketball and volleyball players at different competitive levels
Autor: | R Mokha, L S Sidhu |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 1989 |
Předmět: |
Menarche
medicine.medical_specialty Competitive Behavior Basketball Physical Exertion Age Factors India Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation General Medicine Competition (economics) Competitive behavior Physical therapy medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Female Psychology human activities Demography Research Article Sports |
Popis: | Data for the age of menarche have been collected on 98 female volleyball players and 75 basketball players. The players belonged to four different levels of competition: international, national, intervarsity and district. Menarche is significantly delayed in players as compared with the controls. There is a continuous trend of increase in the age of menarche with the increasing levels of competition; menarche is more delayed in players playing at a higher level than those at the lower levels of competition. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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