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. 2014 Apr 15;7(5):2273–2282.

Table 2.

Nonparametric Mann-Whitney U-test was used to compare physiological parametersbetween the all patients with different pregnancy outcome

Pregnant (n = 69) Not pregnant (n = 75)

Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
Age 30.5 ± 4.1 30.0 ± 4.0
No. of oocytes 11.2 ± 5.3 12.3 ± 5.1
Total Gn (IU) 2186 ± 462 2199 ± 405
Mature oocyte (%) 91.7 ± 7.2 90.9 ± 8.1
Fertilization (%) 69.5 ± 15.6 66.67 ± 14.8
Day 2 grade 1 embryo (%) 37.8 ± 19.2 33.33 ± 18.9
Day 2 grade 1+2 embryo (%) 66.2 ± 20.2 65.8 ± 18.6
Day 3 grade 1 embryo (%) 30.1 ± 15.7 25.00 ± 16.2
Day 3 grade 1+2 embryo (%) 64.1 ± 20.3 57.9 ± 18.5
No. of transferred embryos 2.01 ± 0.21 1.97 ± 0.19
DPPH radical scavenging assaya 36.3 ± 6.43 34.8 ± 6.2
Reducing power assayb 0.43 ± 0.06 0.41 ± 0.06
Superoxide radical scavenging assayc 13.8 ± 0.33 13.7 ± 0.31
β-Carotene bleaching assayd 21.2 ± 2.72 20.3 ± 2.31
TBA assaye 0.08 ± 0.03 0.08 ± 0.04
Antioxidant scores 8.16 ± 1.10 8.01 ± 1.17
a

DPPH radical scavenging percentage (%);

b

Absorbance at 700 nm;

c

Auto-oxidation rate constant of pyrogallic acid;

d

Lipid peroxidation inhibition rate (%);

e

Absorbance at 532 nm.

Gn, gonadotropin; DPPH, α,α-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl; TBA, thiobarbituric acid.