TABLE 1.
General characteristics of matched participantsa
| NP | HDP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | n = 150 | n = 75 | P value | |
| Age (yrs) | 32.08 (4.41) | 32.00 (4.72) | 0.895 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.93 (4.00) | 24.27 (3.40) | 0.532 | |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 115.51 (11.55) | 116.37 (11.19) | 0.546 | |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 72.28 (8.40) | 72.47 (9.35) | 0.856 | |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.31 (0.90) | 1.38 (1.21) | 0.616 | |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.27 (0.75) | 4.26 (0.82) | 0.924 | |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.31 (0.31) | 1.29 (0.31) | 0.684 | |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 2.67 (0.66) | 2.65 (0.67) | 0.828 | |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 5.35 (0.47) | 5.34 (0.43) | 0.847 | |
| Gravidity | 1 (0, 2) | 1 (0, 2.5) | 0.686 | |
| Parity | 0 (0, 1) | 0 (0, 1) | 0.850 | |
| Abortion | 0 (0, 1) | 0 (0, 2) | 0.645 | |
| Nullipara (no. (%)) | 0.827 | |||
| Yes | 102 (68.00) | 50 (66.67) | ||
| No | 48 (32.00) | 25 (33.33) | ||
| Education (no. (%)) | 0.446 | |||
| ≤ High school | 99 (66.00) | 53 (70.67) | ||
| College graduate | 51 (34.00) | 22 (29.33) | ||
| No. of embryos transferred | 0.850 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 1.45 (0.50) | 1.47 (0.50) | ||
| One embryo (no. (%)) | 82 (54.67) | 40 (53.33) | ||
| Two embryos (no. (%)) | 68 (45.33) | 35 (46.67) | ||
| Embryo transferred (no. (%)) | 0.631 | |||
| Fresh | 79 (52.67) | 37 (49.33) | ||
| Frozen | 71 (47.33) | 38 (50.67) | ||
| Embryo stage (no. (%)) | 0.849 | |||
| Blastocyst | 80 (53.33) | 39 (52.00) | ||
| Cleavage-stage embryo | 70 (46.67) | 36 (48.00) | ||
| Fetal no. | 0.906 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 1.33 (0.47) | 1.33 (0.47) | ||
| Singleton (no. (%)) | 101 (67.33) | 50 (66.67) | ||
| Twins (no. (%)) | 49 (32.67) | 25 (33.33) | ||
| PCOS (no. (%)) | 1.000 | |||
| Yes | 24 (16.00) | 12 (16.00) | ||
| No | 126 (84.00) | 63 (84.00) |
a
BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome.