Table 1.
Basal characteristics of the patients in the two study groups.
| cIVF (n = 297) | ICSI (n = 307) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woman age (years) | 41.1 ± 0.8 | 41 ± 0.8 | 0.9957 |
| Years of infertility | 2.8 ± 2.3 | 3.2 ± 2.4 | 0.0137 |
| Couples with previous ART treatments (%) | 80 (27%) | 138 (45%) | < 0.0001 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 22.6 ± 3.3 | 23 ± 3.9 | 0.3832 |
| AFC | 9.5 ± 5.7 | 10.3 ± 6.1 | 0.0697 |
| AMH (ng/mL) | 1.6 ± 2.1 | 1.4 ± 1.3 | 0.5644 |
| Women who smoke | 33 (11.1%) | 44 (14.3) | 0.2354 |
| Partner’s age (years) | 41.9 ± 5.2 | 42.8 ± 5 | 0.0770 |
| Sperm concentration (Mln/mL) | 80.2 ± 34.1 | 80.4 ± 38.9 | 0.3121 |
| Progressive motility (A+B; %) | 40.5 ± 4.8 | 40.3 ± 4.4 | 0.4126 |
| Normal morphology (%) | 5.0 ± 0.8 | 4.9 ± 0.8 | 0.3036 |
BMI, body mass index; AFC, antral follicular count; AMH, anti-Mullerian hormone; cIVF, conventional in vitro fertilization; ICSI, Intracytoplasmic sperm injection.