Age at menarche and heart failure risk: The EPIC-NL study

Menarche is an important event in a woman's life and is defined as the first menstrual cycle. The age at menarche (AAM) is often seen as a marker for the start of puberty in women. In previous research early menarche has shown to increase the risk of developing overweight [1] and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in adulthood [2]. In addition, both early- and late menarche has been associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension and coronary heart disease (CHD) in large UK studies [3,4].

Source: Maturitas - November 4, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Mitchell V.L. Plompen, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Frans H. Rutten, W.M. Monique Verschuren, Jolanda M.A. Boer, Folkert W. Asselbergs, N. Charlotte Onland-Moret Source Type: research