Trends in Menarcheal Age between 1955 and 2009 in the Netherlands

Autor: Talma, H, Schönbeck, Y., van Dommelen, P., Bakker, B, van Buuren, S., Hirasing, R.A., Methodology and statistics for the behavioural and social sciences, Afd methoden en statistieken
Přispěvatelé: Public and occupational health, EMGO - Lifestyle, overweight and diabetes, Methodology and statistics for the behavioural and social sciences, Afd methoden en statistieken
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
Předmět:
Pediatrics
Health Screening
Anatomy and Physiology
Cross-sectional study
Turkish
Epidemiology
Ethnic group
lcsh:Medicine
Body Mass Index
Child Development
CH - Child Health
Reproductive Physiology
lcsh:Science
Child
Netherlands
Multidisciplinary
Child Health
Age Factors
Socioeconomic Aspects of Health
Health
language
Menarche
Observational Studies
Medicine
Female
Public Health
Healthy Living
geographic locations
Human
Research Article
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Clinical Research Design
medicine
Humans
Obesity
Nutrition
business.industry
lcsh:R
Reproductive System
social sciences
medicine.disease
BSS - Behavioural and Societal Sciences
Educational attainment
language.human_language
Secular variation
Cross-Sectional Studies
lcsh:Q
Healthy for Life
business
Body mass index
Demography
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 4, p e60056 (2013)
Plos One, 4, 8
Talma, H, Schonbeck, Y, van Dommelen, P, Bakker, B, van Buuren, S & Hirasing, R A 2013, ' Trends in Menarcheal Age between 1955 and 2009 in the Netherlands ', PLoS ONE, vol. 8, no. 4, e60056 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060056
PLoS ONE, 8(4):e60056. Public Library of Science
PLoS One, 8(4), 1. Public Library of Science
ISSN: 1932-6203
1955-2009
Popis: Aim: To assess and compare the secular trend in age at menarche in Dutch girls (1955-2009) and girls from Turkish and Moroccan descent living in the Netherlands (1997-2009). Methods: Data on growth and maturation were collected in 20,867 children of Dutch, Turkish and Moroccan descent in 2009 by trained health care professionals. Girls, 9 years and older, of Dutch (n = 2138), Turkish (n = 282), and Moroccan (n = 295) descent were asked whether they had experienced their first period. We compared median menarcheal age in 2009 with data from the previous Dutch Nationwide Growth Studies in 1955, 1965, 1980 and 1997. Age specific body mass index (BMI) z-scores were calculated to assess differences in BMI between pre- and postmenarcheal girls in different age groups. Results: Median age at menarche in Dutch girls, decreased significantly from 13.66 years in 1955 to 13.15 years in 1997 and 13.05 years in 2009. Compared to Dutch girls there is a larger decrease in median age of menarche in girls of Turkish and Moroccan descent between 1997 and 2009. In Turkish girls age at menarche decreased from 12.80 to 12.50 years and in Moroccan girls from 12.90 to 12.60 years. Thirty-three percent of Turkish girls younger than 12 years start menstruating in primary school. BMI-SDS is significantly higher in postmenarcheal girls than in premenarcheal girls irrespective of age. Conclusion: There is a continuing secular trend in earlier age at menarche in Dutch girls. An even faster decrease in age at menarche is observed in girls of Turkish and Moroccan descent in the Netherlands. © 2013 Talma et al.
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