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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis

From: The impact of thyroid function on intrauterine insemination outcome - a retrospective analysis

 

Pregnancy (N = 37)

No pregnancy (N = 503)

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

   

OR (95% CI)a

p

OR (95% CI)a

p

Age (years)b

30 (30-35)

34 (29-39)

0.92 (0.87;0.98)

0.015 d

0.94 (0.87;0.99)

0.049 d

Body mass index (kg/m 2 ) b

20.9 (19.9-27.0)

22.9 (20.4-26.0)

1.02 (0.93;1.07)

0.931

-

-

Primary infertility (vs. secondary infertility) c

19 (51.4)

258 (51.3)

1.00 (0.95;1.05)

0.861

-

-

Parity c

0 (0-1)

0 (0-0)

1.01 (0.60;1.71)

0.954

-

-

TSH (μIU/ml) b

1.6 (1.1-2.2)

1.9 (1.2-2.4)

0.89 (0.46;1.21)

0.556

-

-

TPO-Ab > upper level of normal c

0 (0)

61 (12.1)

0.07 (0.05;0.10)

0.015 d

0 (0;inf)

0.997

TG-Ab > upper level of normal c

2 (5.4)

105 (20.9)

0.22 (0.05;0.91)

0.037 d

0.87 (0.19;4.03)

0.861

Thyroid medication for overt hypothyroidism c

2 (5.4)

95 (18.9)

0.25 (0.06;1.04)

0.036 d

0.54 (0.12;2.47)

0.338

Thyroid medication TSH > 2.5 μIU/ml c

16 (43.2)

55 (10.9)

6.94 (3.60;13.40)

<0.001 d

3.31 (1.31;8.35)

0.009 d

Presence of PCO-S c

8 (21.6)

81 (16.1)

0.71 (0.31;1.60)

0.407

-

-

Metformin treatment b

3 (8.1)

31 (6.2)

1.34 (0.31;4.92)

0.500

-

-

Clomifen citrate stimulation c

19 (51.4)

146 (29.0)

0.39 (0.20;0.77)

0.006 d

0.77 (0.32;1.85)

0.629

Number of IUI treatment cycle b

1 (1-1)

1 (1-1)

0.90 (0.59;1.37)

0.638

-

-

Ovulation induction with HCG c

27 (73.0)

239 (47.5)

2.95 (1.40;6.22)

0.005 d

5.37 (1.72;16.69)

0.004 d

Endometrial thickness b

10 (8-11)

8 (9-10)

1.09 (0.91;1.31)

0.324

-

-

Male factor c

13 (35.1)

269 (53.5)

0.47 (0.23;0.95)

0.034 d

0.60 (0.27;1.03)

0.067

  1. aOR = odds ratio, 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.
  2. bContinuous variable, provided in median (interquartile range).
  3. cNominal variable, provided in n (%).
  4. dItalic numbers in p columns indicate statistical significance.