Earlier Menarche Is Associated with Lower Insulin Sensitivity and Increased Adiposity in Young Adult Women

We aimed to assess whether age at menarche was associated with insulin sensitivity in young adult women. We studied 54 healthy young women aged 20-30 years. Participants were grouped according to age at menarche: Early (≤11.0 years; n=13), Average (>12.0 and ≤13.0 years; n=28), and Late (≥14.0 ye...

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