Effects of different socioeconomic conditions on menarche in Turkish female students
Effects of different socioeconomic conditions on menarche in Turkish female students
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DOI：
10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2003.11.001
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发表时间：
2004-02-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Egemen, A
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作者：
Ersoy, B;Balkan, C;Egemen, A
目的：本研究的目的是确定初潮年龄，月经初潮特征，以及月经初潮年龄与土耳其城市地区社会经济地位之间的关系。此外，我们试图评估初潮年龄与身体成分之间是否存在关系。方法：对马尼萨地区1017名高中女生进行月经初潮调查。测量身高和体重。体重指数（BMI; kg/M-2）作为相对体重的指标。根据父母的教育和职业水平，将青春期女孩分为三种社会经济地位。根据社会经济状况对月经初潮年龄和月经初潮模式进行评价。结果：参与研究的女孩年龄在14 - 18岁之间，平均15.7±1.1岁。虽然发现社会经济地位较高的女孩月经初潮年龄较低，但三种社会经济地位之间没有显著差异。在所有三组中，初潮在夏季和秋季比春季和冬季更常见。虽然母亲在所有群体中都是重要的知识来源，但在社会经济地位高的群体中更为重要。社会经济地位低的少女经前抱怨较少。然而，两组之间没有显著差异。我们发现月经初潮年龄、月经初潮后体重和BMI呈负相关（r = -0.14, p = 0.000）。然而，月经初潮年龄与月经初潮后身高之间没有相关性。结论：这些结果表明，随着社会地位差异的减小，在发展中国家城市地区观察到的月经初潮年龄和模式的差异消失。月经初潮年龄可能是社会经济发展的一个指标。它不影响月经初潮后的身高；然而，随着月经初潮年龄的减小，身体质量指数增加。2003爱思唯尔爱尔兰有限公司版权所有。
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the age at menarche, the menarcheal features, and the association between menarcheal age and socioeconomic status in an urban area in Turkey. In addition, we tried to assess whether there is a relationship between age at menarche and body composition. Methods: We asked some questions about menarche of 1017 female adolescent students in the high schools of Manisa region. Height and weight were measured. The body mass index (BMI; kg/M-2) was used as an index of relative weight. Adolescent girls were grouped into three socioeconomic status according to the educational and occupational levels of their parents. The age at menarche and the menarcheal pattern were evaluated according to the socioeconomic status. Results: The ages of girls involved in the study ranged between 14 and 18 years, with a mean of 15.7+/-1.1 years. Although the menarcheal age was found to be lower in girls with higher socioeconomic status, there was no significant difference between the three different socioeconomic status. In all of the three groups, menarche was more common in summer and fall than in spring and winter. Although the mother was an important source of knowledge in all groups, it was significantly more important in the group with high socioeconomic status. Adolescent girls with low socioeconomic status had fewer premenstrual complaints. However, there was no significant difference between the groups. We found an inverse correlation between menarcheal age and postmenarcheal weight and the BMI (r = -0.14, p = 0.000). However, there was no correlation between menarcheal age and postmenarcheal height. Conclusion: These results indicate that as the social status differences decrease, the difference observed in menarcheal age and pattern disappears in urban areas of developing countries. Menarcheal age may be an indicator of socioeconomic development. It does not influence postmenarcheal height; however, as menarcheal age decreases, BMI increases. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.