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. 2018 Oct 2;12(4):316–323. doi: 10.22074/ijfs.2019.5373

Table 3.

Comparison of the assisted reproductive technology outcomes by tertiles of the dietary patterns in infertile women


Variables Helthy pattern Western pattern Unhelthy pattern
T1 T2 T3 P valuec T1 T2 T3 P value T1 T2 T3 P value

The average number of total oocyte
Model1a (mean ± SD) 7.1 ± 6.1 10.6 ± 8.6 12.2 ± 9 0.009 12 ± 9.3 8.7 ± 6.7 9.2 ± 8.3 0.119 9.8 ± 7.9 9.8 ± 8.8 10.4 ± 8.1 0.929
Model2b (mean ± SE) 7.4 ± 1.2 11.1 ± 1.2 11.4 ± 1.3 0.053 12.1 ± 1.2 9.5 ± 1.1 8.4 ± 1.2 0.088 9.8 ± 1.2 10.5 ± 1.2 9.6 ± 1.2 0.837
The average number of metaphase II oocyte
Model1 (mean ± SD) 6.1 ± 5.3 8.6 ± 6.8 10.6 ± 7.9 0.006 10 ± 7.4 7.5 ± 6.3 7.9 ± 7.1 0.184 8.6 ± 7 8.2 ± 7.6 8.6 ± 6.4 0.956
Model2 (mean ± SE) 6.2 ± 1 8.9 ± 1 10.2 ± 1.1 0.034 9.9 ± 1 8.1 ± 1 7.4 ± 1 0.225 8.6 ± 1 8.8 ± 1 7.9 ± 1 0.824
The fertilization rate
Model1 (mean ± SD) 0.61 ± 0.4 0.7 ± 0.3 0.7 ± 0.2 0.168 0.7 ± 0.3 0.7 ± 0.3 0.7 ± 0.3 0.776 0.7 ± 0.3 0.7 ± 0.3 0.6 ± 0.3 0.649
Model2 (mean ± SE) 0.6 ± 0.05 0.7 ± 0.05 0.7 ± 0.05 0.310 0.7 ± 0.05 0.7 ± 0.05 0.7 ± 0.05 0.545 0.7 ± 0.05 0.7 ± 0.05 0.6 ± 0.05 0.536
The ratio of good quality embryo
Model1 (mean ± SD) 0.2 ± 0.3 0.2 ± 0.2 0.2 ± 0.3 0.705 0.2 ± 0.3 0.2 ± 0.3 0.2 ± 0.3 0.870 0.2 ± 0.3 0.2 ± 0.3 0.2 ± 0.3 0.433
Model2 (mean ± SE) 0.2 ± 0.05 0.2 ± 0.04 0. 2 ± 0.05 0.874 0.2 ± 0.04 0.2 ± 0.04 0.2 ± 0.04 0.656 0.2 ± 0.04 0.2 ± 0.04 0.2 ± 0.04 0.352
The ratio of bad quality embryo
Model1 (mean ± SD) 0.2 ± 0.3 0.4 ± 0.3 0.3 ± 0.3 0.159 0.3 ± 0.3 0.3 ± 0.3 0.3 ± 0.3 0.559 0.3 ± 0.3 0.3 ± 0.3 0.3 ± 0.3 0.733
Model2 (mean ± SE) 0.3 ± 0.05 0.4 ± 0.05 0.3 ± 0.05 0.425 0.3 ± 0.05 0.3 ± 0.05 0.4 ± 0.05 0.653 0.3 ± 0.05 0.3 ± 0.05 0.3 ± 0.05 0.923
The biochemical pregnancy [OR (IC)]d
Model1 (mean ± SD) 1 1.5 (0.4-5.3) 1.1 (0.3-4.2) 0.816 1 1.4 (0.3-5.5) 1.4 (0.4-5.1) 0.858 1 0.14 (0.3-0.7) 0.72 (0.2-2.6) 0.036
Model2 (mean ± SE) 1 1.3 (0.3-5.8) 1.3 (0.3-6.7) 0.914 1 1.8 (0.3-9.4) 1.1 (0.2-5.9) 0.749 1 0.09 (0.01-0.6) 0.9 (0.1-5.9) 0.022
The clinical pregnancy[OR (IC)]
Model1 (mean ± SD) 1 1.5(0.4-5.3) 1.1(0.3-4.2) 0.816 1 1.4(0.3-5.5) 1.4(0.4-5.1) 0.858 1 0.14 (0.3-0.7) 0.72(0.2-2.6) 0.036
Model2 (mean ± SE) 1 1.3(0.3-5.8) 1.3(0.3-6.7) 0.914 1 1.8(0.3-9.4) 1.1(0.2-5.9) 0.749 1 0.09 (0.01-0.6) 0.9(0.1-5.9) 0.022

Model1a; Crude, Model2b; Adjusted for age, marriage age, BMI, waist circumference, physical activity, total energy intake, supplement consumption, duration of metformin consumption, c; P trends from ANOVA analysis for model1 and from ANCOVA analysis for model2 in quantitative variables and p trends from logistic regression analysis for qualitative variables, and d; OR (CI): Odds ratio and 95% interval confidence calculated by logistic regression analysis.