Age-group-specific reference intervals for anti-Müllerian hormone and its diagnostic performance for polycystic ovary syndrome in a Korean population.

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis
Junhyup SongJong Baeck Lim

Abstract

We established age-group-specific reference intervals for serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels in a Korean population and investigated the effectiveness of AMH assay for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis. We analyzed serum levels of AMH, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH) from 1540 Korean women. Subjects were divided into three groups: healthy, benign gynecologic diseases, and PCOS. Age-group-specific reference intervals and AMH diagnostic performance were estimated. The PCOS group had a median AMH level of 7.0 µg/L, which was higher than for the healthy (1.8 µg/L) and the benign gynecologic diseases (2.7 µg/L) groups. The upper 97.5% reference limits for age groups 12-20 years, 21-34 years, and 35-46 years were 13.2 µg/L, 15.8 µg/L, and 6.6 µg/L, respectively. The area under the curve (AUC) values to estimate AMH ability to discriminate PCOS from healthy women for each age group were 0.741, 0.785, and 0.789, respectively. AUCs for LH/FSH were 0.719, 0.672, and 0.590. The better diagnostic ability of AMH over LH/FSH in women of late childbearing ages indicates that age and other clinical characteristics should be considered when interpreting these test results.

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