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. 2018 Jul 20;17(4):466–473. doi: 10.1002/rmb2.12223

Table 2.

Characteristics of the 140 Japanese women who participated in the IVF studya , b

Total Factor 1: Healthy Factor 2: Western Factor 3: Rice and miso soup
Total(n = 140) Q1 (n = 35) Q4 (n = 35) Q1 (n = 35) Q4 (n = 35) Q1 (n = 35) Q4 (n = 35)
Age (years) 37.0 ± 4.2 36.7 ± 4.1 36.7 ± 3.9 37.9 ± 4.4 37.2 ± 4.5 38.4 ± 4.1 37.3 ± 4.4*
Age of husband (years) 38.6 ± 5.2 37.8 ± 4.2 38.0 ± 4.4 38.8 ± 5.3 38.1 ± 6.1 40.1 ± 5.1 38.3 ± 5.9
Energy intake (kcal/d) 1508 ± 377 1599 ± 295 1423 ± 328 1630 ± 434 1357 ± 317* 1483 ± 346 1407 ± 340
BMI (kg/m2) 21.1 ± 2.9 20.8 ± 3.6 21.2 ± 2.1 21.5 ± 2.6 21.0 ± 1.8 21.5 ± 3.2 20.9 ± 2.4
Education (%)
<13 years 12 (8.6) 4 (11.4) 2 (5.7) 3 (8.6) 5 (14.3) 3 (8.6) 5 (14.3)
13‐14 years 49 (35.0) 10 (28.6) 12 (34.3) 15 (42.9) 12 (34.3) 14 (40.0) 13 (37.1)
≥15 years 79 (56.4) 21 (60.0) 21 (60.0) 17 (48.6) 18 (51.4) 18 (51.4) 17 (48.6)
Parity of 1 or more 31 (22.1) 8 (22.9) 6 (17.1) 10 (28.6) 7 (20.0) 12 (34.3) 4 (11.4)
Smoking experience (%) 28 (20.0) 8 (22.9) 8 (22.9) 11 (31.4) 6 (17.1) 8 (22.9) 4 (11.4)
Alcohol drinker (%) 83 (59.3) 22 (62.9) 20 (57.1) 26 (74.3) 17 (48.6)** 18 (51.4) 20 (57.1)
Folate supplement user (%) 86 (61.4) 16 (45.7) 22 (62.9) 20 (57.1) 21 (60.0) 23 (65.7) 24 (68.6)
Number of oocytes retrieved (n) 1.96 ± 1.30 2.03 ± 1.64 1.63 ± 0.88 2.17 ± 1.93 1.83 ± 0.95 2.03 ± 1.01 1.74 ± 1.07
Veeck's criteria of embryo
1 31 (22.1) 9 (25.7) 5 (14.3) 9 (25.7) 7 (20.0) 10 (28.6) 5 (14.3)
2 37 (26.4) 6 (17.1) 14 (40.0) 9 (25.7) 9 (25.7) 8 (22.9) 10 (28.6)
3 70 (50.0) 20 (57.1) 14 (40.0) 16 (45.7) 18 (51.4) 17 (48.6) 20 (57.1)
4 2 (1.4) 0 (0) 2 (5.7) 1 (2.9) 1 (2.9) 0 (0) 0 (0)
5 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
a

Values are means ± SD for continuous variables and number of subjects (%) for categorical variables.

b

A linear trend test and a Mantel‐Haenszel chi‐square test were used for continuous and categorical variables, respectively: *< 0.05, **< 0.01.