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Associations between age at menarche, adult phenotype and bone outcomes. Age at menarche is significantly associated with: (A) longer bones in adulthood, (B) larger bones in cross-section at the shaft and epiphysis, (C) higher bending/torsional rigidity at midshaft limb bone sites, (D) less absolute regional subcutaneous fat in limb cross-sections and (E) less fat for a given amount of muscle
