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Table 5 Factors Associated with Age at Menarche

From: Intergenerational transitions in age at menarche: insights from Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh, India

Parameters

Coefficient

p-value

95% CI

(Constant)

11.504

0.000

10.143

12.865

Age

0.038

0.000

0.025

0.050

Lentils/Legumes

Frequently*

0.000

 

0.000

0.000

Daily

-0.228

0.200

-0.578

0.121

Junk/Fast Food

Frequently*

0.000

 

0.000

0.000

Occasionally

0.153

0.461

-0.256

0.562

Never

1.138

0.007

0.315

1.962

Meat/Fish or Eggs

    

Occasionally*

0.000

 

0.000

0.000

Frequently

0.634

0.014

0.129

1.138

Never

0.073

0.664

-0.259

0.405

Vegetables

Never*

0.000

 

0.000

0.000

Frequently

0.104

0.796

-0.687

0.895

Daily

-0.095

0.762

-0.712

0.522

Milk

Daily*

0.000

 

0.000

0.000

Frequently

0.114

0.654

-0.386

0.614

Occasionally

-0.045

0.848

-0.502

0.413

Never

0.056

0.802

-0.381

0.492

Curd/Buttermilk

Never*

0.000

 

0.000

0.000

Frequently

0.628

0.026

0.075

1.181

Occasionally

0.198

0.296

-0.174

0.569

Leisure

Studying*

0.000

 

0.000

 

Cell phone

0.633

0.210

-0.358

1.623

Rest / Sleeping

0.977

0.045

0.023

1.931

Television

0.638

0.191

-0.319

1.595

With friends and relatives

0.821

0.116

-0.203

1.844

Walk

0.675

0.315

-0.644

1.994

Others

0.807

0.154

-0.304

1.919

Household Wealth Status

Upper*

0.000

 

0.000

0.000

Upper Middle

0.624

0.129

-0.182

1.430

Lower Middle

0.533

0.195

-0.274

1.339

Lower

0.641

0.192

-0.324

1.605

  1. R2 = 0.227, Adjusted R2 = 0.182, F = 5.030, p = 0.000
  2. N = 400
  3. *Reference