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J Multidiscip Care. 2024;12(4): 183-188.
doi: 10.34172/jmdc.1250
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Original Article

The association between age at menarche and anthropometric factors

Saleh Jafarian Dehkordi 1* ORCID logo, Masoud Amiri 2 ORCID logo, Soleiman Kheiri 3 ORCID logo, Masoud Lotfizadeh 4 ORCID logo

1 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
2 Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
3 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
4 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Saleh Jafarian Dehkordi, Email: sale801411000@gmail.com

Abstract

Background and aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between age at menarche (AAM) and anthropometric parameters in young female students in Shahrekord, southwest Iran.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in elementary and senior girls’ schools in Shahrekord in 2018. The sampling method was multistage cluster sampling. The 633 students were studied out of 4868 students selected before the commencement of the study. The statistical analysis was done with a one-way analysis of variance, Spearman’s correlation coefficient, and the Kaplan-Meier estimate. The checklist was used to collect the participants’ information. All analyses were conducted using SPSS version 24 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, USA).

Results: The average AAM of our participants was 13.34±0.95 years. Only 8.5% of the 633 participants had reached menarche before the age of 12. In this study, the association between AAM and height (P<0.001) and weight (P=0.007) were significant, while there was no relationship between AAM and body mass index (P=0.91).

Conclusion: This study found that the average AAM was like that found in other studies in Iran and other regions of the world. Furthermore, efficient puberty health education is required for female students, especially those aged 12 years.


Cite this article as: Jafarian Dehkordi S, Amiri M, Kheiri S, Lotfizadeh M. The association between age at menarche and anthropometric factors. Journal of Multidisciplinary Care. 2023;12(4):183–188. doi: 10.34172/jmdc.1250
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Submitted: 10 Nov 2023
Accepted: 12 Feb 2024
ePublished: 15 Mar 2024
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