Table 1.
BMI < 18.5 | 18.5 ≤ BMI < 24 | 24 ≤ BMI < 28 | BMI ≥ 28 | P | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients |
42 |
80 |
44 |
40 |
- |
Age (y) |
28.9 ± 4.5 |
29.2 ± 4.1 |
29.0 ± 3.9 |
30.5 ± 4.0 |
0.830 |
Infertility duration (y) |
5.1 ± 2.5 |
4.9 ± 2.7 |
5.8 ± 3.1 |
5.5 ± 3.0 |
0.532 |
Day 3 FSH (mIU/mL) |
5.8 ± 2.2 |
5.5 ± 1.8 |
5.9 ± 2.0 |
6.2 ± 1.9 |
0.426- |
Recombinant FSH dosage (IU) |
2013.5 ± 771.6 |
1996.4 ± 884.2 |
2433.2 ± 997.4 |
2952.7 ± 1158. 2 |
<0.05 c,d,e,f |
Length of stimulation (days) |
8.2 ± 2.7 |
8.1 ± 2.4 |
9.9 ± 2.2 |
11.5 ± 3.9 |
<0.05 c,d,e,f |
Serum E2 (pg/ml)b |
2367.7 ± 998.2 |
2572.3 ± 892.5 |
2238.3 ± 866.9 |
2293.3 ± 905.1 |
0.340 |
Mean No. of oocytes obtained |
10.0 ± 6.1 |
9.8 ± 5.7 |
9.5 ± 5.1 |
8.9 ± 5.9 |
0.291 |
Mean No. of embryos transferred |
1.9 ± 1.0 |
2.0 ± 1.0 |
2.0 ± 0.9 |
1.9 ± 0.9 |
0.768 |
Mean grade of transferred embryos |
1.9 ± 0.1 |
2.0 ± 0.2 |
2.1 ± 0.1 |
2.0 ± 0.1 |
0.523 |
Pregnancy rate |
16/42 (38.1%) |
36/80 (45.0%) |
18/44 (40.9%) |
14/40 (35.0%) |
0.737 |
Miscarriage rate | 2/16 (12.5%) | 4/36 (11.1%) | 3/18 (16.6%) | 2/14 (14.2%) | 0.951 |
Note: Values are mean ± SD.
a Number of patients (%).
b On the day of hCG.
c P value obtained by group-to-group comparison, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 vs. 24 ≤ BMI < 28 kg/m2.
d P value obtained by group-to-group comparison, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 vs. ≥28 kg/m2.
e P value obtained by group-to-group comparison, 18.5 ≤ BMI < 24 kg/m2 vs. 24 ≤ BMI < 28 kg/m2.
f P value obtained by group-to-group comparison, 18.5 ≤ BMI < 24 kg/m2 vs. ≥28 kg/m2.