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. 2013 Aug 11;30(10):1327–1332. doi: 10.1007/s10815-013-0073-3

Table 2.

Binary regression analysis of the pronuclear morphological characteristics that may affect pregnancy and miscarriage rates

Response variable Predictor variable P OR CI: Lower CI: Upper
Pregnancy rate Halo normality 0.56 0.89 0.59 1.33
PN size 0.865 0.95 0.56 1.63
PN position 0.084 1.61 0.94 2.75
Number of NPB 0.217 0.83 0.61 1.12
Size of NPB 0.842 1.09 0.46 2.60
Distribution of NPB 0.003 1.86 1.24 2.81
Miscarriage rate Halo normality 0.321 0.52 0.14 1.89
PN size 0.355 0.36 0.04 3.12
PN position 0.495 1.55 0.44 5.44
Number of NPB 0.912 0.95 0.35 2.55
Size of NPB 0.988 1.01 0.25 4.10
Distribution of NPB 0.834 1.14 0.33 3.91

PN pronuclear, NPB nucleolar precursor bodies, OR odds ratio, and CI confidence interval