International Journal of Anthropology

, Volume 20, Issue 3–4, pp 291–298 | Cite as

Menarcheal age in medio-altitude sample. Comparison with another populations of same province. Cuenca (Spain)

  • Prado C. 
  • Martínez R. 
  • Holts Nielsen A. 
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Abstract

Environmental contributions to variation on menarcheal age were studied in 2018 Spanish girls and women from de Province of Cuenca. (Spain). This province has a big variation in altitude and is one of the most representative as middle-altitude population in Spain. Maturation's delay in high populations is well referenced but there are less studies in European middle-altitude populations. To give news about this topic is the main objective of this paper. Retrospective Method was employed in adult sample and Status-Quo in young population (9 to 15 years old) Another social, nutritional, somatic and educational levels was recording to give a variation contest. Our study shows a significantly variation between the provincial areas. In effect, the population of “Sierra”, the mountain region has the last maturation in the adults (13.45±0.73) as well as in girls (13.26±1.07). Secular change was observed in relation with this parameter., but less intense that in total, of province. We can confirm the utility of the age of menarche as evaluator of human variation in time and ecological situations.

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Menarche Secular Change middle-altitude population Cuenca (Spain) 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Prado C. 
    • 1
  • Martínez R. 
    • 1
  • Holts Nielsen A. 
    • 1
  1. 1.Departmento de Biología Unidad de Antropología Facultad de CienciasUniversidad Autónoma de MadridMadridSpain

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