Influência da restrição de crescimento intra-uterino na idade da menarca: estudo da coorte de nascidos vivos de Ribeirão Preto de 1978/9 / Influence of intrauterine growth restriction on the age of menarche: the cohort study of live births of Ribeirao Preto in 1978/9

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2009

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LEITE, F. Influence of intrauterine growth restriction on the age of menarche: the cohort study of live births of Ribeirao Preto in 1978/9. 2008. 85 p. Dissertation (Master) submitted to the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto/USP. This study tested the hypothesis of association between intrauterine growth restriction and early age of menarche. For this study, follow-up data (n = 1056) from the population based livebirth cohort study of Ribeirao Preto of 19789 were analyzed. Early menarche was defined as having the first menstrual event before 12 years-old and intrauterine growth restriction was defined by three measurements: low birthweight (<2500grs), small for gestational age (<10% Williams growth curve) and fetal growth ratio (<0.85 mean weight for gestational age). Relative risks were estimated by generalized estimation equations (Poisson distribution) with robust method for estimation of standard errors. Analyzes were adjusted for maternal age, education and marital status, number of siblings, birth length and preterm. Body mass index was tested as intervenient or interaction factor in a subsample of the cohort examined at 9 yrs-old. The mean age of menarche was 12.3 years (Standard Deviation = 1.5). Early menarche was observed for 27.7% for the entire cohort and 29.1% for the sub-sample. Negative association was observed between intrauterine growth restriction and early menarche. The adjusted relative risks and respective confidence intervals (95% CI) for low birth weight, small for gestational age and fetal growth ratio were respectively: 0.47 (95% CI: 0.26-0.84), 0.57 (95% CI: 0,37-0,89), and 0.65 (95%CI: 0,47-0, 92). No evidence that body mass index was an intermediate or interaction factor was observed. Thus, this study showed a negative association between intrauterine growth restriction and anticipation of age of menarche.

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pequeno para idade gestacional baixo-peso ao nascer small for gestational age intrauterine growth restriction low birthweight puberdade menarca puberty restrição de crescimento intra-uterino menarche

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