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Variations in body measurements among girls in relation to their menarche status. Which relevance have age-related-references, when body measurements are age independent during pu…

A Bau, A Schaffrath-Rosario, S Wiegand, P Martus, L Schenk · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2010 · Heft 09

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Das Gesundheitswesen
Autor:innen
A Bau, A Schaffrath-Rosario, S Wiegand, P Martus, L Schenk
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Heft 09 / 2010
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Erschienen: 2010-09-02 00:00:00
ISSN
0941-3790
DOI
10.1055/s-0030-1266571

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Introduction: This study focuses on comparing detailed information on BMI, hip and waist circumference of girls according to their menarche status and, secondly, what is the impact of considering menarcheal age in addition to numerical age on overweight and overwaist. Methods: The description of data are based on two recently conducted cross sectional surveys in Germany: KiGGS (n=1952) and BSCOC (n=1842). All anthropometric data are presented in median, 10th and 90th percentile, stratified by age (11–14yrs) and distributed according to menarche status. Distribution of overweight and overwaist was calculated acco…

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