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. 2013 Jan 7;6:3. doi: 10.1186/1757-2215-6-3

Table 2.

Summary of baseline characteristics and treatment outcomes for development and validation cohort

Characteristic Development cohort
Validation cohort
P
N = 381 N = 822
Age (years)
34.8 +/− 4.48
35.3 +/− 4.28
Ns
BMI (kg/m2)
24 +/− 5.8
24.6 +/− 4.30
<.05
AMH (ng/ml)
1.3 (0.03, 13.8)
2.16 (0.02, 38.6)
<.05
Duration of infertility (years)
2.8 +/− 1.7
2.49 +/− 2.36
<.05
Cause of infertility
Combination of cause
67 (17.5%)
71 (8.6%)
<.05
Endometriosis
45 (11.8%)
39 (4.7%)
<.05
Idiopathic
140 (36.8%)
270 (32.8%)
Ns
Male factor
123 (32.4%)
285 (34.7%)
Ns
Ovulatory
82 (21.5%)
35 (4.3%)
<.05
Tubal disease
57 (15.0%)
122 (14.8%)
Ns
Treatment outcomes:
Duration of stimulation (days)
12.8 +/− 2.8
10.4 +/− 2.11
<.05
Dose (IU)
205 +/− 58.6
216 +/− 59.0
<.05
Oocytes per patient
8.5 +/− 5.1
7.99 +/− 4.71
Ns
Embryo transfers performed
347 (91.1%)
713 (86.7%)
<.05
Number of embryos transferred:
0
34 (9.8%)
109 (13.3%)
Ns
1
8 (2.3%)
127 (15.5%)
<.05
2
83 (23.9%)
534 (65.0%)
<.05
3
256 (73.8%)
52 (6.3%)
<.05
Clinical pregnancy
127 (33.3%)
264 (32.1%)
Ns
Live birth 101 (26.5%) 242 (29.4%) Ns

Values are presented as mean +/− SD, median (range) or n (%).

Ns: non-significant.