Relation
of early menarche to depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, and comorbid psychopathology among adolescent girls.
However, Prof Mishra said: «We expect that the underlying relationship between these reproductive characteristics across life is still present, but it may be that our definition
of early menarche would be revised.
Not exact matches
The beverages industry says neither this study nor the body
of science show that sugar - sweetened beverage consumption causes
early onset
of menarche.
«Neither this study nor the body
of science shows that sugar - sweetened beverage consumption causes
early onset
of menarche.
It may lead to the
early onset
of menarche and
early development
of breast tissue in developing girls.
«Despite possible similarities in the relationship between
early menarche and sexual and reproductive health in low -, middle - and high - income countries, the factors associated with
early menarche and
early marriage may differ across ethnic groups within the same country,» noted Mobolaji Ibitoye, MPH, DrPH candidate in the Department
of Sociomedical Sciences at the Mailman School and lead author.
Studies from several high - income countries have shown that
early menarche is also associated with various psychosocial factors including delinquency, substance use, and depression — all
of which have sexual and reproductive health implications.
Additionally, «Having an
earlier age at
menarche has been associated with elevated blood pressure and glucose intolerance, increased body fat in
early adulthood, or obesity in adulthood, all
of which could explain the possible link between the age at
menarche and risk
of mortality outcomes later in life.»
Another study linked
earlier menarche to a higher risk
of diabetes in adulthood — a connection that appeared to be explained by higher body mass index (BMI) among women who'd begun menstruating
earlier.
Early menarche remained linked to higher risks
of coronary heart disease and deaths from cardiovascular disease and cancer after the researchers accounted for a number
of other factors — such as age, BMI, smoking, exercise habits and education.
To examine whether girls who experience
earlier menarche than their peers have higher levels
of depressive symptoms in adolescence.
Maestripieri et al. [70] surveyed 11 - to 14 - year - old girls and found that father absence was strongly and independently correlated with both
early menarche and preferences for pictures and silhouettes
of infants, adjusting for age and previous experience with infants.
Using multiple linear regression analyses, our results suggest that higher levels
of childhood depressive symptoms and
earlier menarche have independent effects on adolescent depressive symptoms.