title: Age of menarche in Indian female basketball and volleyball players at different competitive levels.
abstract: Data for the age of menarche have been collected on 98 female volleyball players and 75 basketball players. The players belonged to four different levels of competition: international, national, intervarsity and district. Menarche is significantly delayed in players as compared with the controls. There is a continuous trend of increase in the age of menarche with the increasing levels of competition; menarche is more delayed in players playing at a higher level than those at the lower levels of competition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Biology, Punjabi University, Patiala, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mokha
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Sidhu
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001490:Basketball; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008572:Menarche / Q000502:physiology*; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*; D013177:Sports