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Table 2 Distribution of interval from menarche to onset of regular menstrual cycles by age at menarche

From: Secular trends in age at menarche and time to establish regular menstrual cycling in Japanese women born between 1930 and 1985

 

age at menarche

 

≤10

11-14

≥15

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

time to onset of regular menstrual cycles

   

<1 year

439 (18)

7797 (19)

558 (17)

1-2 years

739 (31)

12356 (30)

879 (27)

3-4 years

558 (23)

8875 (22)

640 (19)

≥5 years

414 (17)

7618 (19)

681 (21)

Never

225 (9)

4388 (11)

540 (16)

  1. Kruskal-Wallis test χ2 = 75.4, p < .0001.