Hong Y, et al. - Via obtaining anthropometric, metabolic and blood pressure data, researchers investigated the relationships between maternal age at menarche and anthropometry and metabolism in adolescent offspring. Three hundred four girls and 190 boys (aged 11–16 years) attending school in Hangzhou (China) were included. Findings suggested that younger maternal age at menarche was related to increased obesity [defined as BMI ≥95th percentile for age and sex] risk in their sons, but not daughters. In addition, increasing age at menarche was linked to the reduced waist and hip circumferences and waist-to-height ratio. Investigators observed that girls in the youngest menarcheal age tertile (8.8–11.6 years) had diastolic blood pressure 2.2 mmHg higher than other girls. Girls who have experienced menarche before, however, have a less favorable anthropometric profile.