Age at menarche, eating disorders, and their relationships with some parameters in female adolescents in Iran

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Lida Daeie-Farshbaf1, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mameghani2, Parvin Sarbakhsh3, Neda Roshanravan4, Ali Tarighat‐Esfanjani2
1Student Research Committee, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2Nutrition Research Center, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Attar Nishabouri St., POBOX: 14711, Tabriz, 5166614711, Iran
3Statistic and Epidemiology Research Center, Tabriz University Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
4Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

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Abstract Objective Adolescence as one of the most challenging periods of humans’ growth is accompanied with major physical, behavioural, social-emotional, and neuroendocrine changes. Early maturation and eating disorders (EDs) have been reported to be associated with adverse health conditions. Therefore, the present study was conducted to assess age of onset of menarche (AM), EDs, and their possible relationships with weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and socioeconomic status (SES) in the Iranian female adolescents. Results In the study population, mean ± standard deviation (SD) of AM was 12.95 ± 1.14 years. Inverse significant relationships were found between weight and AM, also BMI and AM (p < 0.05). There was a negative association between weight and anorexia nervosa (AN), BMI and AN, also WC and AN (p < 0.001). A significant positive correlation was found between SES and AM, also EDs and AM (p < 0.05) then between weight and bulimia nervosa (BN) & binge-eating disorder (BED), BMI and BN & BED, also WC and BD & BED (p < 0.001). Our results also revealed that AM in mothers had a significant positive relationship with AM in their daughters (p < 0.001, r = 0.34).

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