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Table 3 Social determinants of health-related data for Thai girls experiencing menarche

From: Factors associated with early age at menarche among Thai adolescents in Bangkok: A cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Age at menarche

Crude OR

95%CI

Adjusted OR

95%CI

<11.8 n (%)

≥11.8 n (%)

  

Total (n = 560)

259 (46.3)

301 (53.8)

    

Time spent reading (hours/day)

 <1

103 (42.9)

137 (57.1)

1

   

 1–2.9

143 (49.0)

149 (51.0)

1.3

0.90–1.80

  

 ≥3

13 (46.4)

15 (53.6)

1.1

0.52–2.53

  

Watching TV (hours/day)

 <2

131 (44.6)

163 (55.4)

1

   

 2–3.9

83 (48.0)

90 (52.0)

1.1

0.79–1.67

  

 ≥4

45 (48.4)

48 (51.6)

1.2

0.73–1.86

  

Paternal age at birth

 <30.0

41 (42.7)

55 (57.3)

1

   

 30.0–39.9

157 (47.4)

174 (52.6)

1.2

0.76–1.91

  

 ≥40.0

52 (49.1)

54 (50.9)

1.3

0.73–1.86

  

Maternal age at birth

 <30.0

74 (46.0)

87 (54.0)

1

   

 30.0–39.9

158 (45.5)

189 (54.5)

0.98

0.67–1.43

  

 ≥40.0

17 (58.6)

12 (41.4)

1.7

0.75–3.71

  

Body weight (kg)

 <45.0

89 (43.6)

115 (56.4)

1

   

 45.0–49.9

60 (41.7)

84 (58.3)

0.92

0.60–1.42

  

 ≥50

109 (51.9)

101 (48.1)

1.4

0.95–2.05

  

School

  

P < 0.001

   

Bangkok Metropolis

24 (9.3)

20 (6.6)

1

 

1

 

Ministry of Education

41 (15.8)

34 (11.3)

1.004

0.47–2.12

1.78

0.77–4.12

Demonstration school

26 (10.0)

116 (38.5)

0.18

0.09-–0.38

0.61

0.26–1.45

Private school

168 (64.9)

131 (41.5)

1.07

0.56–2.01

1.56

0.79–3.08

Playing video games (hours/day)

  

P = 0.015

   

<2

160 (61.8)

187 (62.1)

1

 

1

 

2–4

36 (13.9)

64 (21.3)

0.66

0.41–1.04

0.84

0.50–1.40

≥4

63 (24.3)

50 (16.6)

1.47

0.96–2.26

1.75

1.08–2.84

BMI SDS

  

0.059

   

 −2 SD to −1 SD

15 (75)

5 (25)

0.21

0.08-0.54

  

 ≤ − 1 SD to +1 SD

251 (57.1)

183 (42.2)

1

   

 ≤ + 1 SD to + 2 SD

35 (44.9)

43 (51.1)

1.64

1.04-2.59

  

 ≥ + 2 SD

15 (53.6)

13 (46.4)

1.04

0.51-2.12

  

Monetary allowance (baht/day)

  

P = 0.004

   

 <50.0

72 (58.1)

52 (41.9)

1

 

1

 

 50.0–99.9

151 (44.7)

187 (55.3)

0.58

0.38–0.88

0.8

0.50–1.23

 ≥100.0

36 (36.7)

62 (63.3)

0.42

0.24–0.72

0.78

0.38–1.28

Year of birth

  

P = 0.001

   

 1997–1999

50 (22.5)

172 (77.5)

    

 2000–2003

209 (61.8)

129 (38.2)

5.5

3.8–8.18

5.0

3.6 – 8.0

  1. BMI SDS body mass index standard deviation score, OR odds ratio