Early Age at Menarche and Allostatic Load: Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
10039139	Annals of Epidemiology	2005	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

This study is the first to report and examine the relationship between age at menarche and allostatic load. Future studies involving prospective measurement of allostatic load biomarkers may prove essential for disentangling the association between allostatic load and early age at menarche.

Keywords

HDL NHANES Menarche Stress National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Reproductive health Psychological Women's health body mass index BMI confidence interval high density lipoprotein odds ratio Menstrual cycle