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Table 2 Clinical parameters of the subjects with and without high-quality embryos

From: Increased GDF9 and BMP15 mRNA levels in cumulus granulosa cells correlate with oocyte maturation, fertilization, and embryo quality in humans

Variable

High-quality embryos

No high-quality embryos

P

Cases

106

90

-

Age (years)

31.58 ± 4.91

32.29 ± 5.15

ns

BMI (kg/m 2 )

21.35 ± 2.63

21.75 ± 3.00

ns

Antral follicle count (both ovaries)

15.28 ± 6.25

12.28 ± 6.76

ns

Ovary volume (mL)

5.92 ± 2.46

5.57 ± 3.44

ns

FSH (IU/L)

8.24 ± 2.45

9.56 ± 5.72

ns

LH (IU/L)

5.30 ± 3.18

5.11 ± 3.34

ns

E 2 (pg/mL)

50.81 ± 24.95

62.48 ± 26.68

ns

T (ng/L)

1.34 ± 0.60

2.19 ± 0.76

ns

PRL (pg/mL)

17.27 ± 11.90

15.82 ± 7.07

ns

Sperm number (×10 6 /ml)

0.52 ± 0.12

0.49 ± 0.15

ns

Sperm motility (%)

2.82 ± 0.83

3.56 ± 1.82

ns

Days of stimulation

11.20 ± 2.87

10.42 ± 3.94

ns

Gonadotropin dose (IU)

2149.38 ± 893.95

2167.46 ± 1112.80

ns

Retrieved oocytes*

14.39 ± 4.49

9.79 ± 3.75

<0.01

Oocyte maturation rate (%)

85.06 ± 16.66

82.26 ± 18.47

ns

Normal fertilization rate (%)*

75.09 ± 17.42

65.29 ± 29.80

<0.01

Cleavage rate (%)*

91.67 ± 10.35

81.02 ± 29.21

<0.01

Pregnancy rate (%)*

58.49

42.22

<0.01

  1. *P < 0.05, the group with high-quality embryos compared with the group without high-quality embryos; ns: not significant.