Edad de la menarquia en adolescentes del noroeste de México
- 1Dirección de Nutrición Humana. Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. (CIAD, A.C.) Hermosillo, Sonora. México
Abstract
The beginning of sexual maturity in individuals is a measure commonly used as an indicator of a population's quality of life. Among women, one of the most frequently used indicators is the age of menarche. The objectives of this research were to obtain the age of menarche in school age girls from the Northwest of Mexico, and to establish the relationship between the latter with their socioeconomic level, body weight, and height. The sample was taken from 857 girls between 7 and 17 years old from different socioeconomic level sectors. The age of menarche of these girls was determined by the statu quo method. The value found for menarche was 12.06 +/- 0.44 years old. We also found an association of menarche to height (p < 0.01) and to socioeconomic level (p < 0.01). The value for age of menarche in this study was similar to the one reported for other Latin-American populations. Taking into consideration that approximately 70% of the Mexican population has been considered of low income level and that the environmental conditions are not entirely favorable, it is possible that this could be the result of genetic and environmental interactions.
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BibTeX
@article{estrada2026edad,
title = {{Edad de la menarquia en adolescentes del noroeste de México}},
author = {Rosa Olivia Méndez Estrada and Mauro E. Valencia and Juana María Meléndez Torres},
journal = {Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición},
year = {2026},
month = jul,
doi = {10.37527/2006.56.2.008},
url = {https://doi.org/10.37527/2006.56.2.008},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Edad de la menarquia en adolescentes del noroeste de México
AU - Rosa Olivia Méndez Estrada
AU - Mauro E. Valencia
AU - Juana María Meléndez Torres
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/07/25
JO - Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición
DO - 10.37527/2006.56.2.008
UR - https://doi.org/10.37527/2006.56.2.008
AB - The beginning of sexual maturity in individuals is a measure commonly used as an indicator of a population's quality of life. Among women, one of the most frequently used indicators is the age of menarche. The objectives of this research were to obtain the age of menarche in school age girls from the Northwest of Mexico, and to establish the relationship between the latter with their socioeconomic level, body weight, and height. The sample was taken from 857 girls between 7 and 17 years old from different socioeconomic level sectors. The age of menarche of these girls was determined by the statu quo method. The value found for menarche was 12.06 +/- 0.44 years old. We also found an association of menarche to height (p < 0.01) and to socioeconomic level (p < 0.01). The value for age of menarche in this study was similar to the one reported for other Latin-American populations. Taking into consideration that approximately 70% of the Mexican population has been considered of low income level and that the environmental conditions are not entirely favorable, it is possible that this could be the result of genetic and environmental interactions.
SN - 0004-0622
SN - 2309-5806
ER -