Table 2.

Comparison of female patient characteristics in the four study groups.

	Group 1 Age ≤39 years normal DNA fragmentation	Group 2 Age ≤39 years altered DNA fragmentation	Group 3 Age ≥40 years normal DNA fragmentation	Group 4 Age ≥40 years altered DNA fragmentation
N	52	32	49	30
Female age	33.6±2.7	34.7±2.4	34.5±4.3	33.5±3.0
Tubal disconnection	23/52 (44%)	17/32 (53%)	25/49 (51%)	18/30 (60%)
Salpingectomy	23/52 (44%)	13/32 (41%)	21/49 (43%)	12/30 (40%)
Tubal ligation	5/52 (10%)	1/32 (3%)	2/49 (4%)	0/30 (0%)
Cervical factor	1/52 (2%)	1/32 (3%)	1/49 (2%)	0/30 (0%)
Progesterone (pg/mL)	0.5±0.3	0.5±0.2	0.5±0.3	0.5±0.2
Endometrium (mm)	8.0±2.4	8.0±2.2	7.9±2.7	7.9±2.5