Assessing causal links between age at menarche and adolescent mental health: a Mendelian randomisation study.
Adrian Dahl AskelundRobyn E WoottonFartein A TorvikRebecca B LawnHelga AskElizabeth C CorfieldMaria C MagnusTed Reichborn-KjennerudPer M MagnusOle A AndreassenCamilla StoltenbergGeorge Davey SmithNeil M DaviesAlexandra HavdahlLaurie John HanniganPublished in: BMC medicine (2024)
We found evidence that age at menarche affected diagnoses of adolescent depression, but not other domains of mental health. Our findings suggest that earlier age at menarche is linked to problems in specific domains rather than adolescent mental health in general.