Association between age at menarche and cardiometabolic risk among Samoan adults.
Sakurako OyamaRachel L DuckhamAlysa PomerAnna C RivaraErin E KershawAshlee WoodUlai T FidowTake NaseriMuagututia S ReupenaSatupaitea VialiStephen T McGarveyNicola L HawleyPublished in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2023)
Associations between age at menarche and cardiometabolic risk may be population-specific and are likely influenced by both current and historical nutritional and epidemiological contexts. Prospective studies are needed to clarify the role of childhood adiposity and other early life exposures on age at menarche and subsequent cardiometabolic risk.