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Table 1 Clinical parameters of the study population and their ovarian response

From: Predictive factors of ovarian response to GnRH antagonist stimulation protocol: AMH and age are potential candidates

Clinical parameters

Study population

(n = 318)

Poor response

(n = 51)

Normal response

(n = 192)

High response

(n = 75)

P-value

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Female age (year)

28.2±5.9

32.33±7.09

27.98±5.58

25.91±4.31

< 0.001

Basal E2 level (pg/mL)

35.87±19.18

41.56±21.43

33.66±18.33

37.67±18.97

0.041

Basal FSH level (mIU/mL)

7.34±2.65

8.37±4.32

7.31±2.21

6.73±1.93

0.120

Basal LH level (ng/mL)

5.83±3.44

5.79±4.95

5.71±3.11

6.18±3.01

0.055

Basal PRL level (ng/mL)

15.73±13.16

15.22±10.39

15.94±15.60

15.53±6.37

0.410

Basal TSH level (uIU/mL)

2.01±1.35

2.49±1.82

1.95±1.30

1.86±0.98

0.071

AMH level (ng/mL)

3.57±3.08

1.14±2.05

2.88±1.77

6.99±3.53

< 0.001

E2 level on hCG day (pg/ml)

1986.60±893.81

1253.37±680.14

2095.55±887.36

2206.29±791.9

< 0.001

Number of retrieved oocytes

9.90±5.31

2.86±2.01

8.97±2.95

17.04±2.77

< 0.001

Number of mature oocytes

6.96±3.59

2.08±0.89

6.96±2.47

10.28±3.37

< 0.001

Number of immature oocytes

2.89±2.88

0.78±1.45

2.02±1.63

6.55±2.96

< 0.001

Number of fertilized oocytes

5.55±2.62

1.82±0.74

5.63±1.92

7.87±2.11

< 0.001

Oocyte fertilization rate

83.09±14.92

90.36±17.51

82.72±12.87

79.07±16.31

< 0.001

Number of embryos transferred

3.74±1.64

2.10±1.58

3.92±1.52

4.40±1.24

< 0.001

Value of ß-HCG (mIU/mL)

6.75±5.56

3.88±4.00

7.00±5.87

8.08±5.04

< 0.001

  1. The values are expressed as mean ± SD
  2. SD standard deviation, AMH anti-Müllerian hormone, E2 estradiol, FSH follicle-stimulating hormone, LH luteinizing hormone, PRL prolactin hormone, TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone, ß-HCG beta human chorionic gonadotropin
  3. P < 0.05, significant; P ≥ 0.05, not significant
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