Trend in menarcheal age in Spain: rural and urban comparison during a recent period

dc.contributor.author	Marrodan, MD
dc.contributor.author	Mesa, MS
dc.contributor.author	Arechiga, J
dc.contributor.author	Perez-Magdaleno, A
dc.date.accessioned	2011-01-22T10:27:33Z
dc.date.available	2011-01-22T10:27:33Z
dc.date.issued	2000
dc.identifier.issn	0301-4460
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11154/2110
dc.description.abstract	Menarcheal age of a sample of rural (n = 342) and urban (n = 469) girls with ages ranging from 9 to 16 years from Madrid province was analysed. Results, obtained through the status quo method and probit analysis (age 12.79 SD 1.04 in Madrid city and 12.90 SD 1.03 in rural sample), were compared with data from previous studies carried out in the same area, as well as those from other regions of the Iberian Peninsula. The aim of these comparisons was to establish the variability of menarche in the recent past, considering physical environment, degree of urbanization and socio-economic development. Decline in menarcheal age was detected and, in general, a tendency towards similar means among Spanish populations in the period studied.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	Trend in menarcheal age in Spain: rural and urban comparison during a recent period	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.identifier.idprometeo	2538
dc.source.novolpages	27(3):313-319
dc.subject.wos	Biology
dc.subject.wos	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
dc.description.index	WoS: SCI, SSCI o AHCI
dc.relation.journal	Annals of Human Biology