Table 2.
Demographic and Biochemical characteristics of control and study groups.
| Control group (n = 10) |
Study group (n = 15) |
p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Median (range) | Mean ± SD | Median (range) | ||
| Age (years) | 29.4 ± 5.0 | 29.0 (23.0–38.0) | 29.0 ± 3.9 | 28.0 (23.0–35.0) | 0.968 |
| FSH (mIU/ml) | 5.7 ± 0.8 | 5.6 (4.6–7.0) | 5.6 ± 1.9 | 6.0 (3.4–9.4) | 0.778 |
| LH (mIU/ml) | 4.1 ± 0.6 | 4.0 (3.2–5.0) | 5.0 ± 3.7 | 4.2 (0.7–15.0) | 0.904 |
| IL-11 | 7.5 ± 0.3 | 7.5 (7.1–8.0) | 11.3 ± 2.1 | 9.3 (6.3–13.3) | <0.001 |
| IL-11Rα | 5.5 ± 0.4 | 5.5 (5.1–6.2) | 9.1 ± 2.1 | 9.3 (4.5–11.2) | 0.001 |
| LIF | 8.5 ± 0.2 | 8.5 (8.2–8.9) | 11.7 ± 2.5 | 12.6 (5.3–13.9) | 0.001 |
FSH: Follicular stimulating hormone, LH: Luteinizing hormone, and p value: significant if < 0.05.