Factors that affect menarche in Japanese national-level track-and-field athletes.

Yuka TsukaharaAkira NambaHiroshi KamadaSuguru ToriiShogo TabataFumihiro YamasawaKazuki Sato

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2021)

The BMI cutoff values could be an indicator for menarche in sprinters and LD runners. For LD runners, starting to compete at elementary school could be a risk factor for delayed menarche.

Keyphrases

physical activity
mental health
body mass index
high school
quality improvement
weight gain