Age at menarche and depression: results from the NHANES 2005-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The association between early age at menarche and depression among adolescent girls and adult women has been examined in many studies. However, inconsistent results and limitations such as small sample size, low generalizability, and measurement error exist. We aimed to address these issues to assess the association between age at menarche and depressive symptoms in a nationally representative sample of US women aged 18 years and older.

Methods

We used the 2005-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data with a total of 15,674 women aged 18 years and older included in our study. Logistic regression models were used after adjusting for sociodemographic and health-related factors.

Results

The crude-adjusted model suggests that women wit

SUBMITTER: Shen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6571127 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature