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. 2019 Jun 10;36(8):1631–1637. doi: 10.1007/s10815-019-01494-x

Table 3.

Outcomes per cycle start and per transfer for donors 25 to < 30 compared with donors < 25 and 30–< 35 years

Donor age (years)
<25
n (%)
RR* (95% CI)
25–< 30
n (%)
RR* (95% CI)
30–< 35
n (%)
RR* (95% CI)
Positive β-hCG
  Per cycle start

157 (58.4)

0.97 (0.85–1.10)

241 (60.4)

Ref

55 (51.9)

0.86 (0.70–1.05)

  Per transfer

157 (66.5)

0.97 (0.87–1.09)

241 (68.7)

Ref

55 (55.6)

0.81 (0.67–0.98)

Spontaneous abortion
  Per cycle start

19 (7.1)

1.17 (0.66–2.08)

24 (6.0)

Ref

6 (5.7)

0.97 (0.41–2.27)

  Per transfer

19 (8.1)

1.17 (0.66–2.06)

24 (6.8)

Ref

6 (6.1)

0.91 (0.39–2.11)

Clinical pregnancy
  Per cycle start

121 (45.0)

0.90 (0.77–1.06)

199 (49.9)

Ref

42 (39.6)

0.79 (0.61–1.02)

  Per transfer

121 (51.3)

0.90 (0.77–1.06)

199 (56.7)

Ref

42 (42.4)

0.90 (0.77–1.06)

Live birth
  Per cycle start

102 (37.9)

0.87 (0.72–1.04)

175 (43.9)

Ref

36 (34.0)

0.76 (0.58–1.01)

  Per transfer 102 (43.2) 175 (49.9) 36 (36.4)
0.87 (0.73–1.04) Ref 0.75 (0.58–0.95)
    Singleton

69 (67.7)

0.83 (0.65–1.06)

123 (70.3)

Ref

21 (58.3)

0.64 (0.43–0.94)

    Twins

32 (31.4)

0.98 (0.64–1.49)

49 (28.0)

Ref

15 (41.7)

1.12 (0.66–1.89)

    Triplets 0 (0.0) 2 (1.1) 0 (0.0)
    Unknown 1 (1.0) 1 (0.6) 0 (0.0)

For cycles using donors < 25 years, there were 269 cycle starts and 236 transfers; for cycles using donors 25–< 30 years, there were 399 cycle starts and 351 transfers; and for cycles using donors 30–< 35 years, there were 106 cycle starts and 99 transfers

*Adjusted for recipient age