Association between a history of depression and anti-müllerian hormone among late-reproductive aged women: the Harvard study of moods and cycles

Table 1 Baseline health and sociodemographic characteristics of women with and without a history of depression, Harvard Study of Moods and Cycles, 1995–1998

	History of Depression (n = 141)		No History of Depression (n = 228)
	n	%	n	%
Age, years
36–37	17	12.1	36	15.8
38–39	28	19.9	48	21.1
40–41	38	27.0	65	28.5
42–43	26	18.4	50	21.9
44–45	32	22.7	29	12.7
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	136	96.4	216	94.7
Black, Hispanic/Latina, Asian, Other	5	3.6	12	5.3
Education
Less than college	32	22.7	71	31.1
College	41	29.1	77	33.8
Graduate School	68	48.2	80	35.1
Marital status
Married	89	63.1	162	71.0
Single/Never married	27	19.2	48	21.1
Divorced/separated	25	17.7	18	7.9
Body mass index (BMI), kg/m²
Underweight (< 20)	26	18.4	41	18.0
Normal weight (20-24.9)	61	43.3	97	42.5
Overweight (25-29.9)	35	24.8	57	25.0
Obese (≥30)	19	13.5	33	14.5
Smoking history
Never smoker	64	45.4	121	53.1
Former smoker	54	38.3	78	34.2
Current smoker	23	16.3	29	12.7
Age at menarche, years
≤ 11	27	19.2	36	15.8
12–14	85	60.3	141	61.8
≥ 15	29	20.6	51	22.4
Parity (livebirths)
Nulliparous	84	59.6	85	37.3
1	23	16.3	33	14.5
≥ 2	34	24.1	110	48.3
Gravidity (pregnancies)
Nulligravid	60	42.6	64	28.1
1–2	49	34.8	74	32.5
≥ 3	32	22.7	90	39.5
Oral contraceptive use, years
Never	38	27.0	75	32.9
1	36	25.5	51	22.4
2–5	34	24.1	51	22.4
> 5	33	23.4	51	22.4
Menstrual cycle regularity^a
Irregular	8	5.7	21	9.2
Regular	133	94.3	207	90.8
Menstrual cycle length, days
<26	24	17.0	36	15.8
26–29	85	60.3	142	62.3
≥ 30	32	22.7	50	21.9
History of infertility^b	16	11.4	50	21.9
Ever used antidepressants^c	88	62.4	3	1.3

a. Question asked “Are your cycles now generally regular, that is, usually predictable within 10 days?
b. Question asked “Did you ever try for more than 2 years to get pregnant or have problems carrying a pregnancy?”
c. Participants were asked if they had ever taken antidepressant medications for a period of 6 months of more

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