Table 1 Characteristics of the patients according to BMI
From: Does obesity have detrimental effects on IVF treatment outcomes?
BMI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
18.5–24.9 | 25.0–29.9 | ≥30.0 | P | |
(n = 164) | (n = 70) | (n = 64) | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.9 ± 1.7a | 27.1 ± 1.4b | 33.1 ± 2.2c | <0.001 |
Women’s age (yr) | 30.1 ± 3.9 | 30.8 ± 3.8 | 30.8 ± 4.4 | 0.313 |
Years of infertility | 4.1 ± 3.1a | 4.7 ± 2.8a,b | 5.7 ± 2.9b | 0.002 |
Ever pregnant prior to inclusion | 15 (9) | 7 (10) | 4 (8) | 0.443 |
Smoking | 44 (23.7) | 18 (25.7) | 13 (20.3) | 0.106 |
Baseline FSH (pg/mL) | 6.3 ± 1.7 | 6.2 ± 1.8 | 6.2 ± 1.6 | 0.550 |
Baseline LH (pg/mL) | 6.1 ± 2.8 | 5.9 ± 1.8 | 4.8 ± 2.7 | 0.262 |
Baseline estradiol (pg/mL) | 52.8 ± 26.6 | 50.7 ± 22.2 | 58.6 ± 27.1 | 0.193 |
Antral follicle count | 10.7 ± 6.0 | 10.9 ± 6.6 | 12.4 ± 6.9 | 0.206 |
Polycystic ovaries on ultrasound | 22 (13.4) | 11 (15.7) | 13 (20.3) | 0.874 |
Polycystic ovary syndrome* | 35 (26.9) | 16 (29.1) | 16 (31.4) | 0.087 |
Unexplained infertility | 41 (25.0) | 16 (22.9) | 14 (21.9) | 0.657 |
Poor ovarian reserve | 6 (3.7) | 3 (4.3 %) | 3 (4.7) | 0.974 |
Male factor | 38 (23.2) | 16 (22.9) | 13 (20.3) | 0.858 |
Tubal Factor | 34 (20.7) | 16 (22.9) | 13 (20.3) | 0.692 |
Endometriosis | 5 (3.0) | 3 (4.3) | 4 (6.3) | 0.322 |
Anovulation | 15 (9.1) | 8 (11.4) | 8 (12.5) | 0.128 |
Combined infertility | 25 (15.2) | 8 (11.4) | 9 (14.1) | 0.332 |