Impact of the age at menarche on body composition in adulthood: results from two birth cohort studies.

Susana BubachAna Maria Baptista MenezesFernando Celso BarrosFernando César WehrmeisterHelen GonçalvesMaria Cecília Formoso AssunçãoBernardo Lessa Horta

Published in: BMC public health (2016)

The association between age at menarche and body composition in adulthood is strongly explained by pre-pubertal adiposity.

Keyphrases

body composition
resistance training
bone mineral density
depressive symptoms
early life
insulin resistance
type diabetes
pregnant women
adipose tissue
physical activity
skeletal muscle