Living conditions and change in age of menarche in adult Maya mothers and daughters from Yucatan, Mexico

ConclusionsOur results suggest that better living conditions experienced by the mothers and daughters during their childhood may lower mean AAM in daughters in the context of populations that show important intergenerational changes in their social and economic conditions.

Source: American Journal of Human Biology - November 27, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Hugo Azcorra, Luis Rodr íguez, Sudip Datta Banik, Barry Bogin, Federico Dickinson, Maria Ines Varela‐Silva Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research