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ea0014p635 | (1) | ECE2007

Age at menarche in relation to adult obesity

Bayraktaroglu Taner , Sertkaya Cikim Ayse , Dogan Azezli Adil , Orhan Yusuf

Introduction: Age at menarche reflects various health aspects including the timing of sexual maturation, growth and nutritional status, and enviromental conditions. This study carried out assesment obesity risk and the relationship between obesity, metabolic parameters and age at menarche in a series of Turkish women.Materials and methods: In a survey of obesity outpatient clinic, 4212 women who have mean age 38.5±12.1 years and ages at menarche bet...