Associations between maternal age at menarche and anthropometric and metabolic parameters in the adolescent offspring

• DOI: 10.1111/cen.13948
• Publication Date: 2019-02-10T07:34:50Z
• Authors: Ye Hong; Sarah E. Maessen; Guanping Dong; Ke Huang; Wei Wu; Li Liang; Chun Lin Wang; Xiaochun Chen; John D. Gibbins; Wayne S. Cutfield; José G.B. Derraik; JunFen Fu
• Keywords: Menarche

Summary Objective We examined the associations between maternal age at menarche and anthropometry metabolism in adolescent offspring. Methods Anthropometric, metabolic blood pressure data were obtained from 304 girls 190 boys aged 11‐16 years attending school Hangzhou (China). Age for both mothers daughters was self‐reported. Fasting samples all participants underwent clinical examinations. Obesity defined as BMI ≥95th percentile sex. Results Older associated with older of their ( r = 0.21; P < 0.001). Mother's not or daughters. However, younger increased hip waist circumferences, SDS sons. Boys whose ≤13 had an adjusted relative risk obesity 3‐fold greater than sons a later menarcheal onset (2.96; 95% CI 1.49, 5.87). Among daughters, every 1‐year increase 0.34 reduction BMI. Increasing also reduced circumferences (−1.5 −1.8 cm/y, respectively) waist‐to‐height ratio (−0.008 per year). Girls youngest tertile (8.8‐11.6 years) diastolic 2.2 mm Hg higher other 0.029). Conclusions Younger is sons, but who experience earlier have less favourable anthropometric profile.