Family environmental antecedents of pubertal timing in girls and boys: a review and open questions

HT Pham, LF DiLalla, RP Corley, LD Dorn… - Hormones and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Across nonhuman species, pubertal timing is affected by the social environment, with
consequences for reproductive success and behavior. In human beings, variations in …

Secular trends in age at menarche in 20th century Mexico: Differences by ethnicity, area of residency, and socioeconomic status

ML Marván, RL Castillo‐López… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives This study aims to assess the secular trend in age at menarche (AAM) in Mexico
over the 20th century, and compare the patterns according to area of residence …

Growth in height and its association with overweight and obesity in Mexican children: an evaluation based on a nationally representative sample (ENSANUT 2018)

LA Flores, S Datta Banik, N Cameron… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The present study aimed to estimate the height growth curve for Mexican boys and girls
based on their body mass index (BMI) status (normal and overweight/obese) and to develop …

Association of early menarche with elevated BMI, lower body height and relative leg length among 14-to 16-year-old post-menarcheal girls from a Maya community in …

SD Banik - Anthropological Review, 2022 - ceeol.com
Human body segments have different timing and tempo of growth. Early menarche (EM) as
an indicator of early reproductive maturity results in a shortened height and leg length …

Menarca y estado nutricional en niñas del periurbano de la ciudad de La Plata, Argentina

MF Torres, ME Luna, M Garraza, MF Cesani… - … de Nutrición (ALAN), 2019 - saber.ucv.ve
La menarca constituye un hito madurativo importante. A escala mundial ocurre, en
promedio, a los 12, 5 años y está sujeta a factores genéticos y/o ambientales. El objetivo fue …

Variation in levels of AMH among Maya and non‐Maya women in Campeche, Mexico

MA Kyweluk, LL Sievert… - American journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine anti‐Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels
among women of Maya and non‐Maya ancestry in the city of Campeche, Mexico. Levels of …

Age at menarche, environmental stress, and social inequality: Evidence from Poland in the 1930s–1950s

G Liczbińska, M Brabec, J Piontek… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To address the relationship between socioeconomic factors and age of menarche
among Polish women born and reared in periods that varied considerably in environmental …

Body mass index in mother and child dyads and its association with household size and parents' education in 2 urban settings of Yucatan, Mexico

P Cauich-Viñas, H Azcorra… - Food and nutrition …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Overweight/obesity (OW/OB) coexists in mother–child dyads. However, a
dearth of evidence on the factors associated with this phenomenon calls for research …

The timing of adrenarche in Maya girls, Merida, Mexico

SM Keestra, GR Bentley… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Adrenarche involves maturation of the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal axis and
increased production of dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate ester …

The correlation between the mothers' and their daughters' ages of menarche: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Nasiri, M Dolatian, F Ramezani Tehrani… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ijp.mums.ac.ir
Background: Due to the increased effect of environmental factors on the age of menarche
and the correlation between the mothers' and daughters' age of menarche, we aimed at …