Menarcheal age in norway in the 19th century

A re-evaluation of the historical sources

Bibliographic Data

ID13922310
AuthorsGro Harlem Brundtland (El Paso County Public Health, corresponding author), Lars Walløe (0000-0002-8919-0511, University of Oslo)
Year1976
Volume3
Issue4
Pages363-374
Publication date1976-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnals of Human Biology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0301-4460 • E-ISSN: 1464-5033
PublisherInforma (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03014467600001581
PMID786140
OpenAlexW2122655380
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited3

A fall in the age of menarche during the last fifty years is well documented from many parts of the world, among them Norway. Tanner says that this trend can be extended back at least to the middle of the last century, and he uses Norwegian sources to support this hypothesis. Re-examination of these Norwegian sources indicates that there was no fall at all during the ninetheenth century, and that the age at menarche was constant at approximately 16.0 years for the lower social classes throughout this period. It is also suggested that the age at menarche was constant at approximately 14 years for the higher social classes

Developed country · Geography · Historical demography · Late 19th century · Period (music · Population · Sociology · Demography · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · History · Philosophy

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