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Objective To explore the trends and influencing factors of woman′s menarche age in Shigatse area of Tibet .Methods Totally 2 492 cases of female outpatients been surveyed from July to December 2010 ,of which 1 492 cases of Tibetan and 941 ca‐ses of Han ,and the relationship between their menarche age and nationality ,altitude and residence were analyzed .Results The‐woman′s menarche age of Tibetan was significantly higher than that of Han women(15 .090 ± 1 .898 vs .13 .920 ± 1 .538 ,P<0 .05);the woman′s menarche age were significantly different among the different altitude groups (P<0 .01) ,the age of menarche increa‐ses gradually along with the altitude increasing ,and Pearson correlation value was 0 .323 .Menarche age of Tibetan women living in the town was significantly less than that of rural women (14 .760 ± 1 .784 vs .15 .580 ± 1 .873 ,P< 0 .05) .Conclusion Menarche age of Tibetan were later than Han women ,and were gradually delay with the elevation increase .