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2. Variation in levels of AMH among Maya and non‐Maya women in Campeche, Mexico

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Laura Huicochea-Gómez, Thomas W. McDade, Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Moira A. Kyweluk, Daniel E. Brown, and Diana Cahuich-Campos

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Adult, Anti-Mullerian Hormone, endocrine system, Ethnic group, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, Logistic regression, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, medicine, Humans, Maya, Mexico, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, business.industry, Grandparent, Odds ratio, Middle Aged, Anthropometry, medicine.disease, Menopause, Cross-Sectional Studies, Anthropology, Indians, North American, Menarche, Female, Anatomy, business, Demography
Abstract

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) levels among women of Maya and non-Maya ancestry in the city of Campeche, Mexico. Levels of AMH can potentially predict age at menopause. Previous studies have indicated an early mean age at menopause among the Maya. MATERIALS AND METHODS Women aged 40-60 (n = 97) participated in semistructured interviews, anthropometric measures, and blood samples. Maya/non-Maya ethnicity was determined by the last names, languages spoken, and birthplace of the woman, her parents, and her grandparents. AMH values were categorized as detectable (0.05-4.19 ng/mL) and undetectable (

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2018
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