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. 2022 Oct 10;13:1023635. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1023635

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics, hormonal profile and reproductive outcomes of infertile women according to TSH levels.

Variables* TSH levels p-value
≥0.5 ≤ 2.49 mUI/mL ≥2.5 ≤ 4.5 mUI/mL
N 211 82.4 45 17.6
Age (years) 34 [32-37] 34 [32-37] 0.431a
BMI (Kg/m2) 22.7 [21.2-25] 22.6 [21.3-24.6] 0.489 a
FSH (mUI/mL) 6.5 [5.3-7.4] 6.4 [5.5-7.4] 0.439 a
LH (mUI/mL) 5.6 [4.1-6.9] 5 [3.9-7.7] 0.429 a
FT4 (ng/dL) 1.1 [1-1.2] 1.1 [1-1.2] 0.473 a
25(OH)D (ng/mL) 30 [23-40.2] 32.2 [25.4-42.1] 0.145 a
Prolactin (ng/mL) 12.5 [8.6-17.4] 12.5 [9.4-16.9] 0.421a
AFC 13 [9-19] 14 [9-19] 0.322 a
Total FSHr (UI) 2025 [1575-2400] 1800 [1575-2100] 0.369 a
Oocytes retrieved 10 [6-15] 9 [6-13] 0.177 a
MII 8 [5-12] 7 [5-11] 0.157 a
Embryos 4 [3-6] 4 [3-6] 0.319 a
Clinical Pregancy rate (n, %) 97 45.9 20 44.4 0.982b
Live-births (n) 121 57.3 23 51.1 0.225b
Twins (n, %) 27 27.8 3 15.0 0.365b
Pre-term (n, %) 13 13.4 3 15.0 0.99b

*Qualitative variables were presented by absolute and relative frequency, and quantitative variables by median and interquartil interval. 25(OH)D; 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, AFC; Antral Follicle Count, BMI; Body Mass Index: FSH; Follicle-stimulating hormone, FSHr; Recombinant FSH, FT4; free Thyroxine, LH; Luteinizing hormone, MII; Metaphase II oocytes, TSH; Thyroid stimulating hormone. aMann-Whitney U test, bChi-Square test.