Pauline Kaboth, Marie Makowka, Daniel Kämpf, Ilona Efimov, Stephanie Droessler, Melanie Schubert, Stephan Letzel, Volker Harth, Andreas Seidler
[Expectations And Motivations Of Young Occupational Medical Physicians: A Quantitative Survey Of Five German Academies]
Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany))
objective study estimate prevalence determinants passive smoking pregnancy examine association earlier age menarche offspring retrospective study enrolled 751 students 8 20 years old shanghai selected stratified cluster sampling data obtained structured selfadministered questionnaires physical examinations found daughters maternal tobacco exposure experienced relatively earlier menarche shorter cycle lengths although findings statistically significant unadjusted odds ratio prenatal tobacco smoke exposure relatively earlier onset menarche 184 95 confidence interval 105322 compared exposure associations remained statistically significant adjusting birth weight birth length maternal age menarche present height weight conclusion study provides limited evidence supporting hypothesis maternal passive smoking pregnancy leads earlier age menarche daughters