Department of Pediatrics, Islamic Azad University, 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»