Table 1 Clinical and laboratory parameters evaluated according to IUI outcome

Women's age (years) Mean ± SD

32.8 ± 3.9

32.3 ± 4.0

32.9 ± 3.9

0.45

   Range

24-39

25-39

24-39

   Median

33

33

33

Men's age (years) Mean ± SD

35.5 ± 5.6

34.9 ± 5.0

35.5 ± 5.7

0.59

   Range

24-50

27-48

24-50

   Median

34

35

34

Duration of infertility (years) Mean ± SD

2.8 ± 1.9

2.4 ± 1.9

2.9 ± 1.9

0.25

   Range

1-13

1-10

1-13

   Median

2

2

2

MSOME (%)

-Normal spermatozoa Mean ± SD

1.5 ± 2.2

2.6 ± 3.1

1.2 ± 1.2

0.019

   Range

0-13

0-13

0-13

   Median

1

1.5

0.5

Follicles ≥17 mm (n) Mean ± SD

1.2 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.4

0.64

   Range

1-2

1-2

1-2

   Median

1

1

1

Aetiology

-Idiopathic

51.4%(57/111)

46.2%(12/26)

52.9%(45/85)

0.66

-Male (mild)

23.4%(26/111)

30.8%(8/26)

21.2%(18/85)

-Cervical

15.3%(17/111)

19.2%(5/26)

14.1%(12/85)

-Ovulatory

5.4%(6/111)

3.8%(1/26)

5.9%(5/85)

-Endometriosis

3.6%(4/111)

0

4.7%(4/85)

-Male (mild) + Endometriosis

0.9%(1/111)

0

1.2%(1/85)

DNA fragmentation (%) Mean ± SD

16.4 ± 8.0

15.0 ± 7.4

16.7 ± 8.1

0.26

   Range

3-37.5

5-35.5

3-37.5

   Median

15

12

15

Total sperm count (x10⁶/ml) Mean ± SD

79.2 ± 54.4

83.6 ± 43.4

78 ± 57.2

0.24

   Range

5-280

15-160

5-280

   Median

68.5

86

62

Motility (% spermatozoa) (rapid + slow progression) Mean ± SD

63.2 ± 15.4

59.7 ± 14.9

64.2 ± 14.5

0.12

   Range

19-93

19-87

19-93

   Median

63

60

66

Leukocytes (x10⁶) Mean ± SD

0.26 ± 0.26

0.30 ± 0.28

0.25 ± 0.26

0.34

   Range

0-1.6

0-1.3

0-1.6

   Median

0.2

0.2

0.2