title: Anti-Mullerian hormone levels in American girls by age and race/ethnicity.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH), a proposed indicator of ovarian follicle reserve in adults, has not been characterized in pediatric and adolescent females by race and/or ethnicity.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe AMH levels in healthy American girls and determine the influence of age and race/ethnicity on AMH.
  
  
  METHODS
  SUBJECTS aged 10-21 years were recruited from primary care settings and emergency departments. Race/ethnicity was characterized as White, Black or Hispanic.
  
  
  METHODS
  Serum for AMH levels (ng/mL) was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-one White, 60 Black and 24 Hispanic subjects were recruited. Mean AMH levels were 3.19 ng/mL (22.8 pmol/L) (SD 2.12) for Whites, 3.25 ng/mL (23.2 pmol/L) (SD 2.23) for Blacks and 2.97 ng/mL (21.2 pmol/L) (SD 1.75) for Hispanics. ANCOVA showed no difference in AMH levels among race/ethnicities, controlling for age (p=0.91). Age was significantly associated with AMH (p<0.001, R²=0.12).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AMH levels do not vary by race/ethnicity, and AMH levels increase with age.
authors.forename: Swati V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Elchuri
authors.forename: Briana C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: Milton R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.forename: Ann C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Mertens
authors.forename: Lillian R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Meacham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D065851:Ovarian Reserve / Q000502:physiology*; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone