ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0016.7-9 | Environmental Factors and Puberty | ESPEYB16

7.9. Age at menarche and blood pressure in pregnancy

CJ Petry , KK Ong , IA Hughes , CL Acerini , DB Dunger

To read the full abstract: Pregnancy Hypertens. 2019 Jan;15:134–140.This observational cohort study highlights the negative association between age at menarche and blood pressure in pregnancy, and the probable relationship with BMI and insulin resistance.Age at menarche (AAM) is influenced by genetic and environmental determinants (1). Given that some...