Association between age at menarche and prehypertension in female college students
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.01.026
- VernacularTitle:女大学生月经初潮年龄与高血压前期的相关性
- Author:
WANG Yinghui, MA Yinghong, YAN Chi
1
Author Information
1. Department of General Medical, Hospital of Jianghan University(the Sixth Hospital of Wuhan), Wuhan (430056) , China
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Menarche;
Age factors;
Hypertension;
Regression analysis;
Students;
Female
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2022;43(1):117-119
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the correlation of age at menarche and prehypertension in female college students.
Methods:Age at menarche of 558 female college students was collected, while blood pressure, height and weight were measured, and body mass index(BMI) was calculated.
Results:Average age at menarche was (12.48±0.95) years, prevalence of prehypertension was 17.56% (98/558). The age of menarche was 8-11, 12, 13, 14, 15-19, and the prevalence of hypertension was 30.95%, 10.00% , 17.31%, 10.81%, 31.58% respectively, U shape association was observed in the association between prehypertension with age at menarche, lowest when age at menarche was <12 years. There was no significant difference in prehypertension between age at menarche was 13, 14 years old with 12-year-old group, those age at menarche 8-11 or 15-19 had a significantly higher risk of developing prehypertension than those 12-year-old( OR =4.03, 4.15, P <0.05).
Conclusion:Early or late menarche is associated with high blood pressure, appropriate intervention for girls with early menarche and obesity may be beneficial in reducing their future hypertension.
