Growth in Infancy and Childhood and Age at Menarche in Five Low- Or Middle-Income Countries: Consortium of Health Orientated Research in Transitional Societies (Cohorts)

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Nyati, Lukhanyo H.; Norris, Shane A.; Micklesfield, Lisa K.; Adair, Linda S.; Fall, Caroline H. D.; Lee, Nanette R.; Martorell, Reynaldo; Osmond, Clive; Richter, Linda M.; & Sachdev, Harshpal S., et al. (2023). Growth in Infancy and Childhood and Age at Menarche in Five Low- Or Middle-Income Countries: Consortium of Health Orientated Research in Transitional Societies (Cohorts). Journal of Nutrition, 153(9), 2736-2743. PMCID: PMC10517227

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Earlier age at menarche is associated with behavioral and noncommunicable disease risks. The influence of birth weight (BW) (intrauterine) and postnatal growth on age at menarche is not well studied in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
OBJECTIVE: Therefore, we investigated these associations in 5 LMIC birth cohorts.
METHODS: We analyzed data from Brazil, Guatemala, India, the Philippines, and South Africa (n = 3983). We derived stunting (< -2 SD scores) at 24 mo using the WHO child growth standards. We generated interaction terms with categorized BW and conditional weight (lighter < 0 or heavier

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.07.003

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2023

Journal Title

Journal of Nutrition

Author(s)

Nyati, Lukhanyo H.
Norris, Shane A.
Micklesfield, Lisa K.
Adair, Linda S.
Fall, Caroline H. D.
Lee, Nanette R.
Martorell, Reynaldo
Osmond, Clive
Richter, Linda M.
Sachdev, Harshpal S.
Horta, Bernardo L.
Stein, Aryeh D.

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC10517227

Data Set/Study

Consortium of Health-Oriented Research in Transitioning Societies (COHORTS)

Continent/Country

LMICs
Brazil
Guatemala
India
Philippines
South Africa

ORCiD

Adair - 0000-0002-3670-8073