Table 1.
Basic patient characteristics and results of complete evaluation of RM in the retrospective cohort (n = 452).
| Age (years) * | 33.8 ± 6.1 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) * | 24.9 ± 5.0 | |
| Number of previous miscarriages # | 3 | 322 (71.2) |
| 4 | 78 (17.3) | |
| ≥5 | 52 (11.5) | |
| Type of recurrent miscarriage # | Primary | 318 (70.4) |
| Secondary | 134 (29.6) | |
| PCOS # | 43 (9.5) | |
| Underlying causes for RM+: | ||
| Recurrent miscarriage negative for selected risk factors # | 181 (40.0) | |
| Recurrent miscarriage negative for selected risk factors (includes women with PCOS only) | 209 (46.2) | |
| BMI >25 kg/m2 | 156 (34.5) | |
| Hypothyroidism # | 16 (13.5) | |
| Hyperthyroidism # | 11 (2.4) | |
| Antiphospholipid syndrome # | 17 (3.8) | |
| Antithrombin deficiency # | 7 (1.5) | |
| Factor V Leiden-mutation # | 16 (3.5) | |
| Prothrombin deficiency # | 5 (1.1) | |
| Protein C deficiency # | 7 (1.5) | |
| Protein S deficiency # | 9 (2.0) | |
| Bacterial vaginosis (including infection with ureaplasm and mycoplasma hominis) | 23 (5.1) | |
| Uterine malformation (septate or bicornuate uterus) # | 25 (5.5) | |
| Uterine abnormalities (endometrial polyp, myoma, intrauterine synechia) | 43 (9.5) | |
| Parental chromosomal abnormalities | 1 (0.2) | |
Data are provided by * mean ± standard deviation or # number (frequency). + Multiple citations possible.