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Age at Menarche and Type 2 Diabetes Risk

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2013

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Cathy E. Elks, Ken K. Ong, Robert A. Scott, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Judith S. Brand, Petra A. Wark, Pilar Amiano, Beverley Balkau, Aurelio Barricarte, Heiner Boeing,
Diabetes Care

Abstract

Women with history of early menarche have higher risk of type 2 diabetes in adulthood. Less than half of this association appears to be mediated by higher adult BMI, suggesting that early pubertal development also may directly increase type 2 diabetes risk.

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