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Menarcheal age of type 1 diabetic Bengali Indian females
Oindrila Raha1, Biswanath Sarkar, Sudhakar Godi
1Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata-700016 , West Bengal , India .
Background:
It has been observed that menstrual characteristics are generally influenced by lifestyle, socio-cultural and biological factors.
Aim:
The present study examines: (a) variation in menstrual characteristics between Type1 Diabetic females of rural and urban adolescents, i.e. the resident status; and (b) whether these characteristics can be predicted from various socio-economic, stress variables related to place of residence.
Subjects And Methods:
The sample of the present study constituted 103T1DM females from West Bengal, a State of India. These girls belong to a Bengali-speaking ethnic group. Data on socio-economic variables and menstrual characteristics were collected using pretested questionnaires.
Results:
Menstrual irregularity was common in our study participants, with age of menarche, but was not associated with current BMI, physical activity or insulin dose.
Conclusions:
Our study displays that age at menarche is delayed in young women with T1DM compared to the concurrent overall mean age at menarche in the West Bengal population.
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