Table 3.
Comparison of BMI, age and proportions of specific FF FA and FA groups of the least (1st quartile, Q1) and best (4th quartile, Q4) performing quartiles, based on the assisted reproductive technology outcome parameters related to embryos developing between days 3 and 5 relative to oocytes with two pronuclei (ED3-5/2PN), expanded blastocysts on day 5 relative to oocytes with two pronuclei (EB5/2PN) and embryo utilization rate (EUR)
| Item | ED3-5/2PN | EB5/2PN | EUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q4 | Statisticsa | P-value | Q1 | Q4 | Statistics1 | P-value | Q1 | Q4 | Statistics1 | P-value | |
| Proportion, % | ≤ 38.8 | ≥ 77.4 | = 0.00 | ≥ 48.5 | ≤ 21.8 | ≥ 59.2 | ||||||
| Patient, n | 34 | 34 | 39 | 32 | 34 | 34 | ||||||
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 23.6 | 25.6 | MW | 0.115 | 24.0 | 24.3 | MW | 0.885 | 24.2 | 25.7 | MW | 0.136 |
| Age, year | 34.4 | 32.3 | T | 0.046 | 33.0 | 30.0 | MW | 0.056 | 32.8 | 31.0 | T | 0.048 |
| Fatty acid (FA), % by weight | ||||||||||||
| C16:0 | 20.9 | 21.0 | T | 0.729 | 20.7 | 21.0 | T | 0.471 | 20.7 | 20.9 | T | 0.579 |
| C16:1n-7 | 1.13 | 1.17 | T-log | 0.674 | 1.10 | 1.12 | T-log | 0.865 | 1.11 | 1.14 | T-log | 0.751 |
| C18:0 | 8.23 | 8.15 | T-log | 0.645 | 8.25 | 8.04 | MW | 0.262 | 8.31 | 8.15 | T-log | 0.402 |
| C18:1n-9 | 16.1 | 16.7 | T | 0.214 | 16.4 | 16.6 | T | 0.546 | 16.2 | 16.6 | T | 0.384 |
| C18:2n-6 | 23.9 | 24.1 | T | 0.753 | 23.8 | 24.4 | T | 0.396 | 24.3 | 23.7 | T | 0.503 |
| C18:3n-3 | 0.37 | 0.38 | MW | 0.524 | 0.36 | 0.40 | T-log | 0.108 | 0.37 | 0.40 | T-log | 0.185 |
| C20:4n-6 | 7.91 | 8.20 | T | 0.400 | 7.95 | 8.36 | T | 0.209 | 7.93 | 8.54 | T | 0.062 |
| C20:5n-3 | 0.74 | 0.51 | T-log | 0.006 | 0.59 | 0.50 | MW | 0.030 | 0.66 | 0.51 | T-log | 0.022 |
| C22:6n-3 | 2.70 | 2.19 | T | 0.002 | 2.48 | 2.15 | T-log | 0.003 | 2.50 | 2.22 | T-log | 0.037 |
| Saturated FA | 31.4 | 31.3 | T | 0.772 | 31.3 | 31.2 | T | 0.777 | 31.3 | 31.3 | T | 0.839 |
| Monounsaturated FA | 21.3 | 21.5 | T | 0.700 | 21.4 | 21.3 | MW | 0.954 | 21.2 | 21.4 | T | 0.731 |
| n-3 Polyunsaturated FA | 4.65 | 3.82 | T-log | 0.001 | 4.35 | 3.81 | T-log | 0.007 | 4.42 | 3.92 | T-log | 0.019 |
| n-6 Polyunsaturated FA | 34.8 | 35.4 | T | 0.318 | 34.8 | 35.8 | T | 0.145 | 35.2 | 35.3 | T | 0.874 |
| n-6: n-3 Polyunsaturated FA | 7.45 | 9.25 | T-log | 0.001 | 8.18 | 9.52 | T | 0.002 | 7.95 | 8.98 | T-log | 0.021 |
Mean, in case of normal data distribution or Median, in case of non-normal data distribution, are presented. Parameters which show significant differences (P < 0.05) or a trend (0.05 ≤ P < 0.10) are presented in bold
aStatistics: MW Mann–Whitney U tests, T Independent T-test, T-log a T-test has been performed when log-transformed (T-log) data were normally distributed. For log-transformed data (T-log), log-back transformations were carried out to calculate the geometric mean
Sum of saturated fatty acids (Saturated FA) = Σ (C12:0, C13:0, C14:0, C15:0, C16:0, C17:0, C18:0, C20:0, C22:0, C24:0)
Sum of Monounsaturated fatty acids (Monounsaturated FA) = Σ (C14:1n-5, C16:1n-9, C16:1n-7, C18:1n-9, C18:1n-7, C20:1n-7, C20:1n-9, C22:1n-9, C24:1n-9)
Sum of n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 Polyunsaturated FA) = Σ (C18:3n-3, C20:3n-3, C20:4n-3, C20:5n-3, C22:5n-3, C22:6n-3)
Sum of n-6 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-6 Polyunsaturated FA) = Σ (C18:2n-6, C18:3n-6, C20:2n-6, C20:3n-6, C20:4n-6, C22:4n-6, C22:5n-6)