@article{ref1,
title="Early menarche and risk-taking behavior in Korean adolescent students",
journal="Asia-Pacific psychiatry",
year="2017",
author="Kim, Hyun Soo and Choe, Byeong Moo and Park, Jae Hong and Kim, Seong Hwan",
volume="9",
number="3",
pages="e12273-e12273",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to assess the correlation between early menarche and risk-taking behavior in a representative sample of Korean adolescent students. <br><br>METHODS: Data were drawn from a cross-sectional, nationally representative sample of 33 829 female adolescents (grades 7-12) from the 2014 Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to test the association between early menarche and risk-taking behavior. <br><br>RESULTS: Female adolescents who experienced menarche at an earlier age tended to have an earlier initiation of sexual intercourse (odds ratio [OR] 4.61, 95% CI, 3.05-6.98, P = .001), smoking (OR 4.29, 95% CI, 3.75-4.9, P < .001), alcohol drinking (OR 1.13, 95% CI, 1.02-1.24, P < .001), and substance use (OR 25.16, 95% CI, 18.78-33.72, P < .001). These adolescents were also at greater risk of pregnancy (OR 4.05, 95% CI, 2.56-6.41, P = .01) and sexually transmitted diseases (OR 2.35, 95% CI, 1.66-3.33, P < .001). <br><br>DISCUSSION: Early menarche is significantly associated with risk-taking behavior in Korean adolescent students. This finding suggests that early educational intervention and social programs are needed for female adolescents with early menarche.<br><br>© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1758-5864",
doi="10.1111/appy.12273",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/appy.12273"
}