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Is age of menarche among school girls related to breastfeeding during infancy?

Radhia Al-Mathkoori1, Ahmed Albatineh2, Maryam Al-Shatti3

  • 1Department of Public Health, Communicable Diseases Control Unit, Ministry of Health, Kuwait.

American Journal of Human Biology : the Official Journal of the Human Biology Council
|March 25, 2018
PubMed

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This study found no significant link between breastfeeding duration or type and the age of menarche in female adolescents. These findings suggest that breastfeeding

Area of Science:

  • Reproductive Health
  • Pediatrics
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Breastfeeding is associated with adult disease risk.
  • Age of menarche is a potential mediator in this association.
  • The relationship between breastfeeding and age of menarche requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the association between infant breastfeeding and age of menarche.
  • To clarify the role of breastfeeding in the life-course development of disease risk.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study of 775 female high school students in Kuwait.
  • Data collected via self-administered questionnaires and maternal telephone interviews.
  • Multiple linear regression analysis adjusted for confounders.

Main Results:

  • No significant association was found between breastfeeding duration and age of menarche (P=.124).
  • No significant association was found between the type of breastfeeding and age of menarche (P=.398).
  • Results remained non-significant after adjusting for potential confounders.

Conclusions:

  • Infant breastfeeding is not significantly associated with age of menarche.
  • The proposed mediation pathway from breastfeeding to adult disease via age of menarche may not be valid.
  • Further research is needed to understand the complex relationship between breastfeeding and long-term health outcomes.
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