title: Menarcheal age of type 1 diabetic Bengali Indian females.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It has been observed that menstrual characteristics are generally influenced by lifestyle, socio-cultural and biological factors.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The present study examines: (a) variation in menstrual characteristics between Type1 Diabetic females of rural and urban adolescents, i.e. the resident status; and (b) whether these characteristics can be predicted from various socio-economic, stress variables related to place of residence.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample of the present study constituted 103T1DM females from West Bengal, a State of India. These girls belong to a Bengali-speaking ethnic group. Data on socio-economic variables and menstrual characteristics were collected using pretested questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Menstrual irregularity was common in our study participants, with age of menarche, but was not associated with current BMI, physical activity or insulin dose.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study displays that age at menarche is delayed in young women with T1DM compared to the concurrent overall mean age at menarche in the West Bengal population.
authors: Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata-700016 , West Bengal , India .
authors: Oindrila
authors: O
authors: Raha
authors: Biswanath
authors: B
authors: Sarkar
authors: Sudhakar
authors: S
authors: Godi
authors: Abhishikta
authors: A
authors: GhoshRoy
authors: Veerraju
authors: V
authors: Pasumarthy
authors: Subhankar
authors: S
authors: Chowdhury
authors: Raghavendra Rao
authors: RR
authors: Vadlamudi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007194:India; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008572:Menarche; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000150:complications; D009043:Motor Activity; D011628:Puberty, Delayed / Q000150:complications*; D012423:Rural Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014504:Urban Health; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human