Riley Ann P
Population Studies Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-2590.
Am J Hum Biol. 1990;2(3):255-264. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.1310020307.
Height and weight for age and height and weight velocity are examined in a sample of Bangladeshi adolescents aged 10-20 years with an average age at menarche of 15.8 years. Interpopulation differences between pre- and postmenarcheal girls are assessed and age patterns are compared to standards of U.S. and British adolescents. Bangladeshi adolescents are shorter and lighter for their age and lighter for their height than are U.S. adolescents. The growth spurt in height and weight is delayed and spread out over time, and growth rates are lower throughout the spurt when compared to British and U.S. girls. As in developed countries, most girls attain menarche after peak height velocity, while weight gain per year is highest around the time of menarche. There is no significant relationship between age at menarche and height or weight at menarche.
对年龄在10至20岁、月经初潮平均年龄为15.8岁的孟加拉国青少年样本进行了年龄别身高和体重以及身高和体重增长速度的检查。评估了月经初潮前后女孩的群体间差异，并将年龄模式与美国和英国青少年的标准进行了比较。孟加拉国青少年在同龄人中身材更矮、体重更轻，且按身高计算体重也比美国青少年轻。身高和体重的生长突增延迟且随时间分散，与英国和美国女孩相比，整个突增期的生长速度较低。与发达国家一样，大多数女孩在身高增长速度峰值之后迎来月经初潮，而每年的体重增加在月经初潮前后最高。月经初潮年龄与月经初潮时的身高或体重之间没有显著关系。
