Table 3.
Relation between the glycemic load (GL), carbohydrate intake, the glycemic index (GI) and the number of high-quality oocytes and embryos in strata of cause of infertility.
| Male Factor Only | Endometriosis | Tubal | Low Ovarian Reserve | Ovulatory | Unexplained | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |||||||
| Number of Good-Quality Oocytes | Number of Good-Quality Embryos | Number of Good-Quality Oocytes | Number of Good-Quality Embryos | Number of Good-Quality Oocytes | Number of Good-Quality Embryos | Number of Good-Quality Oocytes | Number of Good-Quality Embryos | Number of Good-Quality Oocytes | Number of Good-Quality Embryos | Number of Good-Quality Oocytes | Number of Good-Quality Embryos | |
| Glycemic Load | ||||||||||||
| 1st Quartile | 6 (4–10) | 1 (0–4) | 3 (1–8) | 1 (0–3) | 4 (2–8) | 1 (1–4) | 3 (2–5) | 1 (0–2) | 8 (4–11) | 2 (2–4) | 7 (6–8) | 3 (2–3) |
| 2ndQuartile | 7 (3–9) | 1 (1–4) | 5 (3–8) | 1 (1–4) | 8 (3–9) | 3 (1–7) | 3 (2–4) | 1 (1–2) | 5 (3–11) | 2 (1–5) | 7 (5–10) | 2 (1–6) |
| 3rd Quartile | 6 (3–10) | 2 (1–4) | 4 (3–6) | 2 (0–3) | 7 (4–7) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–5) | 2 (1–2) | 7 (5–12) | 2 (0–3) | 7 (3–8) | 2 (1–3) |
| 4th Quartile | 5 (2–9) | 1 (0–3) | 3 (2–6) | 0 (0–2) | 4 (2–11) | 2 (1–4) | 4 (2–6) | 2 (1–3) | 5 (4–6) | 3 (2–3) | 6 (2–9) | 2 (1–4) |
| P | 0.76 | 0.24 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.62 | 0.42 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.50 | 0.95 | 0.49 | 0.71 |
| Carbohydrate Intake | ||||||||||||
| 1st Quartile | 6 (4–10) | 1 (0–3) | 3 (2–8) | 1 (0–2) | 6 (3–9) | 1 (1–4) | 2 (2–5) | 1 (0–2) | 8 (4–11) | 2 (2–4) | 7 (6–8) | 3 (1–4) |
| 2nd Quartile | 5 (3–9) | 1 (1–4) | 5 (3–9) | 2 (1–4) | 6 (3–8) | 3 (2–7) | 3 (2–5) | 1 (0–2) | 5 (3–11) | 2 (1–5) | 8 (6–11) | 2 (1–6) |
| 3rd Quartile | 7 (3–10) | 2 (1–4) | 4 (3–6) | 2 (0–3) | 7 (4–7) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 2 (1–2) | 7 (5–12) | 2 (0–3) | 6 (3–8) | 2 (1–3) |
| 4th Quartile | 6 (3–9) | 1 (0–4) | 3 (2–6) | 1 (0–3) | 4 (2–10) | 3 (1–3) | 3 (2–6) | 2 (1–3) | 5 (4–6) | 3 (2–3) | 6 (2–9) | 2 (1–3) |
| P | 0.94 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.13 | 0.94 | 0.29 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.50 | 0.95 | 0.23 | 0.80 |
| Glycemic Index | ||||||||||||
| 1st Quartile | 7 (5–10) | 1 (1–5) | 4 (3–7) | 1 (1–3) | 5 (3–8) | 3 (1–4) | 2 (2–4) | 1 (0–2) | 8 (4–11) | 2 (2–4) | 8 (6–10) | 3 (2–5) |
| 2ndQuartile | 6 (3–10) | 1 (1–4) | 4 (3–7) | 1 (0–3) | 8 (5–9) | 4 (3–5) | 3 (3–5) | 1 (0–3) | 5 (3–6) | 3 (2–3) | 7 (5–7) | 2 (0–3) |
| 3rd Quartile | 5 (3–9) | 1 (1–3) | 3 (2–9) | 1 (0–2) | 4 (2–8) | 2 (1–5) | 3 (2–5) | 2 (1–2) | 6 (4–11) | 2 (1–3) | 5 (3–8) | 2 (1–3) |
| 4th Quartile | 5 (2–9) | 1 (0–3) | 4 (3–6) | 2 (0–3) | 6 (4–10) | 3 (1–3) | 5 (2–6) | 2 (0–3) | 5 (4–6) | 3 (3–3) | 8 (4–11) | 2 (1–5) |
| P | 0.38 | 0.86 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.43 | 0.53 | 0.17 | 0.40 | 0.72 | 0.44 | 0.14 | 0.18 |
IQR: Inter Quartile Range.