Menarche age association with anthropometric measures in school

Authors

  • Amanda Forte Urgnani
  • Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira
  • Carla Thamires Laranjeira Granja
  • José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior
  • Mateus Dias Antunes
  • Ana Lucia Sá Yamazaki

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/sdh.v8i3.6044

Keywords:

Menarche, Puberty, Growth and Development, Health Promotion

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to verify the age of menarche and to associate it with anthropometric data of schoolchildren.

Materials and method: Cross-sectional study in which 44 students from nine to 14 years old belonging to a private school in the city of Maringá, Paraná, Brazil participated. A questionnaire was used containing data such as age and the “status quo”, identification of the date of menarche and assessment of weight, height, and body mass index (BMI). Data were analyzed using the Shapiro-Wilk, independent student t, and Fisher’s exact tests (p <0.05).

Results: The 27 students who had already suffered menarche had a mean age of 11.07 ± 1.14. The others (n = 17) had not yet had their first menstrual cycle. The BMI value of these 27 participants was statically higher than the others (p = 0.00428).

Conclusion: Girls presented menarche at around 13 years of age and from the moment menarche occurs there is a tendency for BMI to increase.

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Published

2020-07-09

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Artigos Originais

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