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. 2011 Apr 23;9:53. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-53

Table 1.

The correlation between nuclear maturation (NM) in GV, MI, and MII oocytes and zona pellucida birefringence intensity (ZP-BF)

Oocyte stage Score ZP-BF Score Total
high/positive low/negative
GV 48 (82.8%) 10 (17.2%) 58
MI 44 (75.9%) 14 (24.1%) 58
MII 48 (82.8%) 10 (17.2%) 58

Chi-squared value = 1.17 P = 0.55; Pearson's correlation coefficient r = 0.081