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Nongenetic determinants of age at menarche: a systematic review.
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- Age at menarche in South Asia: an interplay of sociodemographic, nutritional, lifestyle, anthropometric, biological, and environmental factors-a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between childhood physical activity and age at menarche.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2019Pooled it
- Association of prenatal and childhood environment smoking exposure with puberty timing: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2018Pooled it
- The distinctiveness of human aging I: Anthropological and developmental foundations.Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2026Review
- A cross-sectional study of environmental quality and the timing of menarche and menopause in India using national survey and environmental monitoring datasets.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- Age at menarche and general and abdominal obesity in older Brazilian women: ELSI-Brazil.Revista de saude publica · 2026Article
- The association between age at menarche and subsequent risk of chronic pain.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Review
- Genetic heritability of age at menarche and its association with early menopause in the Korean population: a secondary data analysis.Journal of Korean biological nursing science · 2025Article
- Estimated timing of the first menstrual period and dietary and nutritional correlates of menarche among urban school-going adolescents in four sub-Saharan African sites.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
- Association of age at menarche and menopause, reproductive lifespan, and stroke among Chinese women: results from a national cohort study.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- Ramadan During Pregnancy and Offspring Age at Menarche in Indonesia: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Understanding Susceptibility to Breast Cancer: From Risk Factors to Prevention Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Menarche education and emotional preparedness: A cross-sectional survey study of Chinese adolescent girls.Heliyon · 2025Article
- Intergenerational transitions in age at menarche: insights from Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Indications of younger age at menarche in Greek adolescents but with no relation to body mass index.Hormones (Athens, Greece) · 2024Article
- A Century of Change: Unraveling the Impact of Socioeconomic/Historical Milestones on Age at Menarche and Other Female Reproductive Factors in Japan.Journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- The sexual and reproductive health covariates of early menarche among adolescent girls.Journal of adolescence · 2024Article
- Metabolome-wide Mendelian randomization for age at menarche and age at natural menopause.Genome medicine · 2024Article
- Exploring the practice of Iranian adolescent females during menstruation and related beliefs: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Genetic correlation and Mendelian randomization analyses support causal relationships between dietary habits and age at menarche.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe acceleration of pubertal development is an important medical and social problem, as it may result in increased morbidity and mortality in later life. This systematic review summarizes relevant data about nongenetic factors, which contribute to age at menarche (AAM), and suggests those which may be the most important.
methodsThe available literature from 1980 till July 2013 was searched using PubMed and Google Scholar databases. Finally, 154 papers were selected for the analysis.
resultsEnvironmental factors, which may affect AAM, vary in populations of different ethnicity. The prenatal, infancy, and early childhood periods are the most susceptible to these factors. Body weight, high animal protein intake, family stressors (e.g., single parenting), and physical activity seem to influence AAM in most populations.
conclusionsThe data about influence of nongenetic factors on AAM are still inconsistent. The factors affecting prenatal and early childhood growth seem to have a larger effect on further sexual maturation. Further studies are needed in order to validate the association between other environmental determinants and AAM in different ethnical groups.
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