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Is the timing of menarche correlated with mortality and fertility rates?
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- A Systematic Literature Review of Factors Affecting the Timing of Menarche: The Potential for Climate Change to Impact Women's Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- From the Ground Up: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Past Fertility and Population Narratives.Human nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- Assessment of Prior Infection With Hepatitis B Virus and Fecundability in Couples Planning Pregnancy.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Effects of Climate and Environmental Changes on Women's Reproductive Health.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2022Article
- Psychosocial and energetic factors on human female pubertal timing: a systematized review.Evolutionary human sciences · 2022Review
- Increased Menopausal Age Reduces the Risk of Parkinson's Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Approach.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2021Article
- Longitudinal association of dietary sources of animal and plant protein throughout childhood with menarche.BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
- Timing and determinants of age at menarche in low-income and middle-income countries.BMJ global health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Timing of menarche has largely been studied in the context of a secular trend. However, since mortality and fertility rates are fundamental demographic factors linked to a population's developmental and reproductive characteristics, we expect that the timing of menarche, a precondition to reproduction, is also associated with these vital rates. We conduct an analysis of 89 countries and 21 demographic, socioeconomic, nutritional, and educational variables selected for their known influence on menarche. Model results predict that a country's fertility and adult female mortality rates are significant predictors of mean age at menarche, while other covariates are not. Specifically, menarche is delayed in countries with high mortality and high fertility, which may be proxies for assessing overall environmental quality. We emphasize that, for a comprehensive understanding of the timing of menarche, it is critical to take into account both individual- and population-level influences.
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