Age at menarche and indigenous ancestry. A population study in Chile Edad de menarquia y ascendencia indígena. Un estudio poblacional en Chile
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Ossa, Ximena
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Age at menarche and indigenous ancestry. A population study in Chile Edad de menarquia y ascendencia indígena. Un estudio poblacional en Chile
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Background: The age at menarche may influence decisively health and disease in women. It also indicates the beginning of the reproductive period and, as a consequence, the possibility of biological continuity for the human species. Genetic and environmental determinants define the age of menarche and can explain differences found among different populations. Aim: To determine the age at menarche among adolescents with different levels of indigenous descent (parental indigenous surnames), considering the effect of socioeconomic and demographic factors. Material and Methods: An observational study of historic cohorts of 8.624 girls from the Araucanía Region (central-southern Chile) was carried out. Data were collected by health professionals using a previously validated questionnaire. Occurrence of menarche was estimated through survival analysis and compared between groups (according to indigenous parental surnames) adjusted for parents' income and educational level and provenance (rura
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URI: https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/165876
DOI: 10.4067/S0034-98872012000800010
ISSN: 00349887
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Revista Medica de Chile, Volumen 140, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 1035-1042
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