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. 2020 Sep 1;6:9. doi: 10.1186/s40695-020-00056-x

Table 2.

Association of depression history and severity characteristics with low levels of anti-müllerian hormone (≤1.4 ng/mL), Harvard Study of Moods and Cycles, 1995–1998

AMH Level Age-adjusted Multivariable Ɨ
≤1.4 ng/mL
n % PR Adjusted PR (95% CI)
Model 1
 History of depressiona
  No 132 57.9 1.00 1.00 Reference
  Yes 81 57.5 0.92 0.90 (0.75, 1.08)
Model 2
 Antidepressant use
  Depressed, never used antidepressants 31 58.5 0.93 0.91 (0.71, 1.15)
  Depressed, ever used antidepressants 50 56.8 0.92 0.89 (0.72, 1.11)
Model 3
 Depression & anxiety
  Depression only 41 56.2 0.91 0.89 (0.71, 1.12)
  Depression and anxiety 40 58.8 0.94 0.91 (0.73, 1.13)
Model 4
 Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D)b
  History of depression, HAM-D < 8 19 54.3 0.86 0.81 (0.59, 1.11)
  History of depression, HAM-D ≥ 8 46 58.2 0.94 0.93 (0.75, 1.15)
Model 5
 Age of depression onset, yearsc
   < 25 42 59.2 1.03 0.97 (0.78, 1.20)
  25–29 14 58.3 0.95 0.90 (0.64, 1.27)
   ≥ 30 22 53.7 0.83 0.81 (0.61, 1.09)
Model 6
 Number of depressive episodesc
  1–2 46 56.8 0.89 0.87 (0.71, 1.07)
   ≥ 3 32 58.2 0.98 0.97 (0.76, 1.24)
Model 7
 Total duration of depressive episodes, monthsc
   < 12 38 52.8 0.86 0.85 (0.68, 1.07)
  12–35 16 61.5 1.01 1.00 (0.74, 1.36)
   ≥ 36 23 62.2 0.97 0.94 (0.72, 1.24)

Ɨ Models adjusted for age, age at menarche, cycle irregularity, parity, oral contraceptive use, smoking status at baseline, smoking pack-years, and body mass index (BMI). Analyses were restricted to those with AMH < 5.0 ng/mL, a potential indicator of elevated AMH due to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

a. Non-depressed serve as reference group for all exposure variables (displayed in first row only)

b. Hamilton Depression scores were missing for n = 27 (apx. 7% from both depressed and non-depressed cohort)

c. ‘Age of onset’ variable missing 5 responses; ‘number of episodes’ and ‘duration’ variables missing 6 responses