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. 2010 Oct 27;2011:929251. doi: 10.5402/2011/929251

Table 2.

IVF Stimulation Characteristics and IVF outcomes. Results are given as mean values with their associated standard deviations for all patients in the study, patients with BMI < 25 kg/m2 compared to patients with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2, and patients with BMI < 30 kg/m2 compared to patients with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2.

All patients
N = 117
BMI < 25 kg/m2
N = 58
BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2
N = 59
P value BMI < 30 kg/m2
N = 96
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2
N = 21
P value
Peak estradiol (pg/mL) 2774.6 ± 1933.9 2476.7 ± 1866.7 3089.4 ± 1970.9 <.05* 2690.8 ± 1773.3 3171.6 ± 2586.6 .61
Ampules of gonadotropins 55.9 ± 11.8 59.3 ± 10.9 52.3 ± 11.8 <.001* 56.8 ± 11.7 51.9 ± 12.1 .13
Days of stimulation 10.1 ± 1.3 10.4 ± 12.2 9.7 ± 1.3 <.001* 10.1 ± 1.4 10.0 ± 1.0 .45
Number of follicles 18.9 ± 11.6 16.1 ± 10.3 21.9 ± 12.1 <.01* 17.8 ± 10.3 24.3 ± 15.5 .12
Number of oocytes 16.7 ± 11.9 15.5 ± 11.1 18.1 ± 12.6 .21 16.3 ± 11.5 19.0 ± 14.0 .56
Number of mature oocytes 13.2 ± 8.9 12.4 ± 8.9 14.1 ± 9.0 .24 13.1 ± 8.9 13.8 ± 9.3 .85
Number of embryos 10.4 ± 7.8 9.6 ± 7.4 11.3 ± 8.2 .18 10.4 ± 7.9 10.8 ± 7.8 .83
Number of embryos transferred 2.9 ± 0.9 3.0 ± 0.9 2.9 ± 1.0 .54 2.9 ± 0.9 2.9 ± 0.9 .80
Day of embryo transfer 3.6 ± 1.1 3.6 ± 1.1 3.6 ± 1.1 .93 3.7 ± 1.1 3.2 ± 1.0 .19
Pregnancy rate (%) 50.4% 48.3% 52.5% .64 52.1% 38.1% .30
Implantation rate (%) 26.5% 22.6% 30.7% .10 25.7% 28.6% .65

*Significant P values (≤.05).