Season of birth influences the timing of first menstruation

• Published in: American journal of human biology Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 226 - 232
• Main Authors: Kliś, Katarzyna, Jarzebak, Krzysztof, Borowska-Strugińska, Beata, Mulawa, Agnieszka, Żurawiecka, Martyna, Wronka, Iwona
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age Factors; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Females; Humans; Menarche; Menstruation; Parturition - physiology; Poland; Seasons; Sexual Maturation; Socioeconomics; Summer; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult

Objectives The purpose of this study was to determine whether the month of birth influences the maturation rate of Polish females from two birth cohorts, namely 1982–1984 and 1992–1994. It was also verified whether socioeconomic status (SES) is capable of altering the above relationship. Methods The...