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Original Article

Age at menarche in Tahiti

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Pages 559-562 | Received 17 Dec 1986, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Summary

Data on age at menarche have been collected, using the status quo method, among 1246 Tahitian girls attending school. The median age, estimated by probits, is 12·75 SD 1·76. The girls of the rural districts have a higher median age (13·08 SD 1·97) than the girls of Papeete (12·61 SD 1·47).

The results were compared with data collected among other girls of Maori or European ancestry in France, New Zealand and Easter Island.

Zusammenfassung

Nach der status quo-Methode wurden Daten des Menarche-Alters bei 1246 tahitischen Schulmädchen gesammelt. Das nach Probits geschätzte mediane Alter beträgt 12,75 SD 1,76. Die Mädchen ländlicher Distrikte bahen ein höheres medianes Alter (13,08 SD 1,97) als die Mädchen aus Papeete (12,61 SD 1,47). Die Ergebnisse wurden mit Daten von anderen Mädchen von Maorioder europäischer Abstammung in Frankreich, Neuseeland und Oster-Inseln verglichen.

Résumé

Des données sur l'ˆage `a la ménarche `a Tahiti ont été récoltées par la méthode du statu quo chez 1246 sujets. Estimé par la méthode des probits, l'ˆage moyen est de 12,75 ans (s = 1,76). Les fillettes des districts ruraux sont réglées plus tardivement (m = 13,08 s = 1,97 n = 443) que celles de la ville de Papeete (m = 12,61 s = 1,47 n = 803).

Ces résultats sont comparés `a l'ˆage observé chez les sujets d'origine polynésienne ou europ`eene d'autres régions (Nouvelle Z`elande, Ile de Pˆaques, France).

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