title: [Physical growth and menarche in Guatemalan adolescents].
abstract: The relationship between anthropometric measurements and age at menarche was studied in a group of Guatemalan adolescents, from urban and rural areas. The data indicate that median age at menarche is significantly higher in Indian adolescents living in rural areas than in non-Indian, the lowest age at menarche being that of adolescents living in urban areas. The age at menarche is positively associated with anthropometric measurements (weight, arm circumference and height) and body composition (body mass index), suggesting that both physical growth and sexual maturation are interacting processes of the same phenomenon known as the development age.
authors: Instituto de Nutrición de Centro América y Panamá (INCAP), Guatemala.
authors: H L
authors: HL
authors: Delgado
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Hurtado
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D006166:Guatemala; D006801:Humans; D007197:Indians, Central American; D008572:Menarche / Q000502:physiology*; D012424:Rural Population; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D014505:Urban Population
vernacular_title: Crecimiento físico y menarquia en adolescentes de Guatemala.