Table 1.
Characteristics of young women participating in the Murcia Young Women’s Study (MYWS)(1)
| Mean (SD) | Median (5–95) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) |
20.0 (1.2) |
20.0 (18.0-22.0) |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
21.8 (3.1) |
21.3 (17.7-28.8) |
| Age at menarche |
12.7 (1.3) |
13.0 (11.0-15.0) |
| Day of cycle at clinic |
3.9 (2.6) |
3.5 (1.0-6.0) |
| Menstrual cycle lengtha |
30.9 (7.6) |
30 (25.0-44.0) |
| Anogenital distance (AGDAC) (mm) |
80.4 (10.5) |
79.2 (59.5-96.1) |
| Anogenital distance (AGDAF) (mm) |
37.7 (6.3) |
37.2 (27.9-48.6) |
| AGDAF / AGDAC |
0.47 (0.09) |
0.46 (0.36-0.60) |
| |
Percentage of women (%) |
|
| Caucasian |
98.0 |
|
| Cigarette smokingb |
34.0 |
|
| Alcohol intake (liquor)c |
31.6 |
|
| Have had: |
|
|
| Good or excellent general healthd |
92.0 |
|
| Diabetes or thyroid disease |
2.0 |
|
| Using hormonal contraceptione | 39.8 |
1) One woman with no physical examination performed (n = 99).
a) in days (number of subjects = 36).
b) Mean number ± (SD) of cigarettes per week, 39.4 ± (29.9), if a smoker.
c) Mean number ± (SD) of drinks (330 cc) per week, 2.6 ± (2.5), if a drinker.
d) Question was ‘How would you describe your own health?
e) Oral contraceptives or vaginal ring.
SD = Standard deviation; (5–95) = 5th-95th percentile.
AGDAC: Anogenital Distance from the center of the anus to the anterior clitoral surface.
AGDAF: Anogenital Distance from the center of the anus to the posterior fourchette.