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. 2013 Jun 26;11:57. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-11-57

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and ovarian response in non-PCOS women (n = 206) according to BMIs (kg/m2) in ICSI

  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.