Sharma S S, Shukla N B
Department of Physical Education, Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Br J Sports Med. 1992 Jun;26(2):129-31. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.26.2.129.
The subjects of the study were 85 Indian sportswomen from Delhi and the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat, and included outstanding players of cricket, hockey, kho-kho and table-tennis, who were winners of university, state or national championships. A sample of 77 subjects selected at random was used as the control. The recall procedures suggested by Damon and Bajema (1974) were used. The combined mean age at menarche for sportswomen is 13.56 years and for the control sample is 12.7 years. Menarche was significantly delayed in those sportswomen who embarked on physical training activities before the onset of menstruation. There are also variations in the mean menarcheal age between participants in different sports specialities.
该研究的对象是来自德里以及北方邦、旁遮普邦和古吉拉特邦的85名印度女运动员，其中包括板球、曲棍球、 kho-kho（一种类似躲避球的印度传统运动）和乒乓球项目的优秀选手，她们均是大学、邦级或国家级锦标赛的冠军。随机选取的77名受试者作为对照组。采用了达蒙和巴耶马（1974年）建议的回忆程序。女运动员月经初潮的平均年龄为13.56岁，对照组样本的平均年龄为12.7岁。月经初潮前就开始体育训练活动的女运动员月经初潮明显推迟。不同运动项目的参与者月经初潮的平均年龄也存在差异。
