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. 1990 Sep;1(2):149-54.
doi: 10.1007/BF00053166.

Diet and age at menarche

J Moisan  1 , F Meyer, S Gingras
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Diet and age at menarche

J Moisan et al. Cancer Causes Control. 1990 Sep.

Abstract

Early menarche has been associated with higher risk of breast cancer. A prospective study has been conducted in Quebec City, Canada, to evaluate the relationship of dietary intake to age at menarche. On three occasions during the schoolyear 1986-87, 2,299 pre-menarche. Incidence density ratios (IDRs) adjusted for age at entry and mothers' age at menarche were computed using proportional hazards models. IDRs for quartiles of energy, nutrient and food-group intakes were not different from the null value. In this population of well-nourished girls, diet did not influence the age at onset of menarche.

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