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Table 1 Characteristics of the population

From: Endometrial beta3 Integrin profile reflects endometrial receptivity defects in women with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss

Characteristics

Control n = 29

Recurrent pregnancy loss n = 21

Pvalue

Age (y) mean (SD)

29.8 (4.1)

33.9 (4.7)

0.001a

N. of miscarriage mean (SEM)

 

3.5 (0.3)

 

Endometrial dating

   

in/out-of-phase (n)

26/3

10/11

0.001b

Defect type c n (%)

   

In phase with β3 +

24 (82.8)

6 (28.6)

0.0005b

Type I

3 (10.3)

11 (52.4)

Type II

2 (6.9)

4 (19.1)

  1. aUnpaired Student t test.
  2. bChi-square for trend.
  3. cIn phase endometrium has positive β3 integrin subunit.
  4. Type I defect is an out-of-phase endometrium and β3 integrin subunit expression is negative.
  5. Type II defect is an “in-phase” endometrium and β3 integrin subunit expression is negative.