title: [Relation of age at menarche and fertility period to body composition as related to surface area. A hypothesis].
abstract: From the potassium-40 values, the body weight, and the height of 4112 girls and women aged 8 to 65 years, we derive an association between menstruation and body cell mass/surface area quotient. In girls reaching a body weight of 47.8 kg, i.e. the body weight during the menarche according to Frisch and Revelle, the body cell mass/surface area quotient is 16.8 kg/m2 and remains such during the time of regular menstruations.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001823:Body Composition; D001827:Body Height; D001830:Body Surface Area; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008572:Menarche; D008598:Menstruation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011188:Potassium / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D011188:Potassium
vernacular_title: Uber den Zusammenhang von Menarchetermin und Fertilitätsperiode mit der oberflächenbezogenen Körperzusammensetzung. Eine Hypothese.