title: Antimullerian hormone levels are inversely associated with body mass index (BMI) in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this paper is to determine whether antimullerian hormone (AMH) levels were associated with BMI in patients with diagnosed infertility, and more specifically, in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective cohort study reviewed all females who presented to the clinical investigators' practice between November 2011 and March 2013. The following data was retrieved from the medical record: (1) AMH level, (2) age, (3) BMI, (4) ethnicity, and (5) if infertile, etiology of infertility.
  
  
  RESULTS
  AMH levels were available for 489 women. Of these, 104 were diagnosed with PCOS. Overall, there was no association between BMI and AMH (r -0.04, p > 0.05). On the other hand, in the women with PCOS, there was a significant association between BMI and AMH (r -0.31, p < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  BMI was not associated with AMH levels in the general population of infertile women or in patients without PCOS. However, BMI appeared to be significantly and inversely correlated with AMH in women with PCOS.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Baylor College of Medicine, 6651 Main St, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. mlkrisem@bcm.edu.
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kriseman
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Baylor College of Medicine, 6651 Main St, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Charity
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Baylor College of Medicine, 6651 Main St, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Ertug
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kovanci
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Baylor College of Medicine, 6651 Main St, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Haleh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sangi-Haghpeykar
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Baylor College of Medicine, 6651 Main St, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gibbons
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay; D007246:Infertility / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone
keywords: Antimullerian hormone; Body mass index; Polycystic ovarian syndrome