The menarcheal age of school-aged female athletes in the light of their social and environmental background
This study aimed to present the menarcheal ages of girls from different families, backgrounds, and social strata with respect to their BMI. This study included 119 girls (aged 16–19 years) from Polish sports schools. Using a diagnostic questionnaire, data on the girls’ age at menarche, their liv...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa
2023-07-01
|
| Series: | Sport i Turystyka |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://czasopisma.ujd.edu.pl/index.php/sport/article/view/1850 |
| _version_ | 1797787691429920768 |
|---|---|
| author | Józef Tatarczuk Artur Wandycz |
| author_facet | Józef Tatarczuk Artur Wandycz |
| author_sort | Józef Tatarczuk |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
This study aimed to present the menarcheal ages of girls from different families, backgrounds, and social strata with respect to their BMI. This study included 119 girls (aged 16–19 years) from Polish sports schools. Using a diagnostic questionnaire, data on the girls’ age at menarche, their living environment, parents’ education and occupation, social origin, and others were collected. The body height and mass of the girls were measured, and the Body Mass Index was calculated. The significance of the differences was assessed using ANOVA, Fisher’s least significant difference test, and t-test. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was calculated and the analysis of correspondence was made between the age of menarche and the ranked variables. In conclusion, the average age of menarche among the studied samples did not significantly differ from that in the population living in western Poland. Girls from locations with 100,000 or more inhabitants and whose parents have higher or secondary comprehensive education are early maturing, whereas those from smaller towns and villages and whose parents only have primary education are late maturing. Girls with overweight or obesity mature earlier than normal and underweight girls.
|
| first_indexed | 2024-03-13T01:26:19Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-7b27daf444a24f20955a4f475cabed0f |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2545-3211 2657-4322 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-13T01:26:19Z |
| publishDate | 2023-07-01 |
| publisher | Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Sport i Turystyka |
| spelling | doaj.art-7b27daf444a24f20955a4f475cabed0f2023-07-04T16:25:28ZengJan Długosz University in CzęstochowaSport i Turystyka2545-32112657-43222023-07-016210.16926/sit.2023.02.05The menarcheal age of school-aged female athletes in the light of their social and environmental backgroundJózef Tatarczuk0Artur Wandycz1Institute of Sport, Tourism and Nutrition, University of Zielona Góra, PolandInstitute of Biological Sciences, University of Zielona Góra, Poland This study aimed to present the menarcheal ages of girls from different families, backgrounds, and social strata with respect to their BMI. This study included 119 girls (aged 16–19 years) from Polish sports schools. Using a diagnostic questionnaire, data on the girls’ age at menarche, their living environment, parents’ education and occupation, social origin, and others were collected. The body height and mass of the girls were measured, and the Body Mass Index was calculated. The significance of the differences was assessed using ANOVA, Fisher’s least significant difference test, and t-test. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was calculated and the analysis of correspondence was made between the age of menarche and the ranked variables. In conclusion, the average age of menarche among the studied samples did not significantly differ from that in the population living in western Poland. Girls from locations with 100,000 or more inhabitants and whose parents have higher or secondary comprehensive education are early maturing, whereas those from smaller towns and villages and whose parents only have primary education are late maturing. Girls with overweight or obesity mature earlier than normal and underweight girls. https://czasopisma.ujd.edu.pl/index.php/sport/article/view/1850pubertymaturationsportswomenliving environmentBMI |
| spellingShingle | Józef Tatarczuk Artur Wandycz The menarcheal age of school-aged female athletes in the light of their social and environmental background Sport i Turystyka puberty maturation sportswomen living environment BMI |
| title | The menarcheal age of school-aged female athletes in the light of their social and environmental background |
| title_full | The menarcheal age of school-aged female athletes in the light of their social and environmental background |
| title_fullStr | The menarcheal age of school-aged female athletes in the light of their social and environmental background |
| title_full_unstemmed | The menarcheal age of school-aged female athletes in the light of their social and environmental background |
| title_short | The menarcheal age of school-aged female athletes in the light of their social and environmental background |
| title_sort | menarcheal age of school aged female athletes in the light of their social and environmental background |
| topic | puberty maturation sportswomen living environment BMI |
| url | https://czasopisma.ujd.edu.pl/index.php/sport/article/view/1850 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jozeftatarczuk themenarchealageofschoolagedfemaleathletesinthelightoftheirsocialandenvironmentalbackground AT arturwandycz themenarchealageofschoolagedfemaleathletesinthelightoftheirsocialandenvironmentalbackground AT jozeftatarczuk menarchealageofschoolagedfemaleathletesinthelightoftheirsocialandenvironmentalbackground AT arturwandycz menarchealageofschoolagedfemaleathletesinthelightoftheirsocialandenvironmentalbackground |