The Comparison of Menarcheal Age with Familial Pattern and Body Mass Index

Gulsen Meral; Ayşegul Uslu; Faruk Akcay; Emel Unsur; Semra Kayaoglu; Eylem Erzurumlu

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The Comparison of Menarcheal Age with Familial Pattern and Body Mass Index

Gulsen Meral, Ayşegul Uslu, Faruk Akcay, Emel Unsur, Semra Kayaoglu, Eylem Erzurumlu

Published in Science Journal of Public Health (Volume 2, Issue 6)

Received: 31 October 2014 Accepted: 6 November 2014 Published: 20 November 2014

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Aim: Investigating the menarcheal age and the factors affecting the menarcheal age in girls living in Kagıthane region. Methods: After the ethical approval was obtained, the survey –I was conducted among 500 girls aged 9-18 who were admitted to Kagıthane State Hospital for various illnesses. NCSS (Number Cruncher Statistical System) 2007&PASS (Power Analysis and Sample Size) 2008 Statistical Software (Utah, USA) Program were used. When evaluating the study data in addition to the descriptive statistical methods, Pearson Correlation Test was used regarding the menstruation age and the relevant relations.The significance was evaluated at p<0.05 level. Findings: In our study of menarcheal age, the mean of participants’ menarcheal age was 12.84±1.21 years. When the relation between the participants’ and their mothers’ menarcheal age was analyzed, a statistically significant positive correlation was found (r=0,389; p<0,01).There was no statistically significant relation between the participants’ menarcheal age and the body mass index levels (p>0,05). Discussion: A significant positive relation was found between mean menarcheal age of girls in Kagıthane region and the mean menarcheal age of their mothers. No relation between amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, premestrual syndrome, menorrhagia, menometrorhaggia body mass index and the early menarcheal age, was seen. However, the shift of menarche age to earlier age observed in previous studies was seen to be related to obesity, osteoporosis and to cancer. Thus, further detailed studies are needed to be conducted regarding the shift of menarcheal age to earlier years.

Published in	Science Journal of Public Health (Volume 2, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.sjph.20140206.23
Page(s)	584-588
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Menarche, Early Menarche, Puberty

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Gulsen Meral

Kag?thane State Hospital , Specialty in Pediatrics, Istanbul, Turkey
Ayşegul Uslu
Faruk Akcay

Kag?thane State Hospital , Specialty in Pediatrics, Istanbul, Turkey
Emel Unsur

Kag?thane State Hospital , Specialty in Pediatrics, Istanbul, Turkey
Semra Kayaoglu

Nisanta?? Family Medicine Center, Specialty in Family Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Eylem Erzurumlu

Kag?thane State Hospital, Nurse, Istanbul, Turkey

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