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. 2026 Jul 25;43(8):2581–2592. doi: 10.1007/s10815-026-03973-4

Table 2.

Baseline demographics and characteristics of day 3 single embryo transfer cycles across three centers (dataset 2, n = 1691)

Features Mean ± SD/n (%)
Center 1 Center 2 Center 3
Number of cycles 1269 150 272
Female age 31.5 ± 3.6 32.1 ± 3.7 31.4 ± 3.5
BMI 21.6 ± 2.9 21.7 ± 2.9 21.4 ± 2.9
Stimulation protocol
 Agonist 806 (63.5%) 98 (65.3%) 120 (44.1%)
 Antagonist 448 (35.3%) 48 (32.0%) 135 (49.6%)
 Nonconventional 15 (1.2%) 4 (2.7%) 17 (6.3%)
Endometrial thickness (mm) 10.9 ± 2.4 11.7 ± 2.7 10.8 ± 2.1
Day 2 cell number
 1–3 54 (4.3%) 6 (4.0%) 9 (3.3%)
 4 1139 (89.8%) 135 (90.0%) 252 (92.7%)
 5–8 76 (6.0%) 9 (6.0%) 11 (4.0%)
Day 2 fragmentation rate (0–5%) 1115 (87.9%) 83 (55.3%) 229 (84.2%)
Day 3 cell number
 4–5 5 (0.4%) 1 (0.7%) 3 (1.1%)
 6–7 103 (8.1%) 15 (10.0%) 5 (1.8%)
 8 1120 (88.3%) 123 (82%) 258 (94.9%)
 9–16 41 (3.2%) 11 (7.3%) 6 (2.2%)
Day 3 fragmentation rate (< 10%) 1090 (85.9%) 69 (46.0%) 220 (80.9%)
Pregnancy rate 681 (53.7%) 67 (44.7%) 120 (44.1%)

SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index