Decline in pubertal timing and its relationship with excess weight. A study of the secular trend in age at menarche in girls from La Plata district (Buenos Aires, Argentina).

María Fernanda Torres Mariela Garraza Fabián Aníbal Quintero María Eugenia Luna Bárbara Navazo María Florencia Cesani

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2024)

In an obesogenic context marked by the significant increase in body adiposity and EW, M prevalence exhibited a positive secular trend and AgM reduced by nearly seven months between the cohorts studied.

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