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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Fertil Steril. 2011 Feb 26;95(6):1970–1974. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.154

TABLE 3.

Characteristics of women with elevated follicular FFAs vs. women with lower FFAs undergoing IVF

Total follicular free fatty acid concentration < 0.232 µmol/ml (n=71) Total follicular free fatty acid concentration ≥ 0.232 µmol/ml (n=31) p-value
Age 32.62 (3.5) 32.77 (3.6) 0.84
BMI 25.44 (5.3) 25.14 (4.4) 0.78
PCOS 4 (6%) 2 (6%) 0.87
Other ovulation disorder 10 (14%) 3 (10%) 0.75
Known endometriosis 2 (3%) 6 (19%) 0.009 (OR 8.28, 95% CI: 1.37–64.01)
Tubal factor infertility 15 (21%) 5 (16%) 0.55
Male factor infertility 22 (31%) 9 (29%) 0.43
Unexplained infertility 17 (24%) 5 (16%) 0.38
Use of conventional insemination 13 (18%) 5 (16%) 0.79