Is age of menarche among school girls related to breastfeeding during infancy?

Radhia Al-MathkooriAhmed AlbatinehMaryam Al-ShattiAbdullah Al-Taiar

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2018)

No significant association was found between age of menarche and breastfeeding during infancy, which may suggest that the link between breastfeeding and disease conditions in adulthood is not necessarily mediated through age of menarche.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
weight gain
physical activity
mental health
body mass index