Statistical Flaws in Evidence for the Frisch Hypothesis that Fatness Triggers Menarche

Document Type

Article

Authors

James Trussell, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Abstract

Frisch has drawn attention to the role of fatness as a determinant of the onset and maintenance of menses. Her index of fatness, upon which her conclusions rest, contains such a large component of error that it cannot serve as an accurate measure of fatness. Hence, claims about the role of fatness cannot be supported. Specifically, the procedure for estimating age at menarche, which is based on first classifying girls into quartiles of fatness, can be shown to be useless.

Recommended Citation

Trussell, James (1980) "Statistical Flaws in Evidence for the Frisch Hypothesis that Fatness Triggers Menarche," Human Biology: Vol. 52: Iss. 4, Article 11.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol52/iss4/11