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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression model of factors associated with ET for the prediction of life birth

From: Predictive value of the time interval between embryo loading and transfer for IVF/ICSI success: a prospective cohort study

 

Life birth

No life birth

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

(n = 98)

(n = 312)

OR

95 % CI

LR test

OR

95 % CI

LR test

Age (years)a

30.2 ± 5.1

32.2 ± 5.2

0.93

(0.89;0.97)

0.002

0.93

(0.88;0.98)

0.011

BMI (mg/m2)a

24.2 ± 5.0

24.7 ± 5.7

0.99

(0.94;1.03)

0.561

-

-

-

Catheter typeb

64 (65.3)

274 (87.8)

0.48

(0.27;0.85)

0.011

0.41

(0.22;0.79)

0.008

Time interval between oocyte retrieval and ET (days)a

3.5 ± 1.1

3.1 ± 1.3

1.28

(1.10;1.54)

0.009

1.17

(0.94;1.47)

0.126

Substance used for ovulation induction

hCGb

74 (75.5)

252 (80.8)

Reference

Reference

0.424

-

-

-

Synthetic GnRHb

3 (2.7)

13 (4.4)

0.58

(0.13;2.64)

-

-

Choriogonadotropin alphab

21 (21.4)

47 (15.1)

1.38

(0.75;2.54)

-

-

ELT (seconds)a

42.6 ± 20.6

40.2 ± 18.3

1.01

(0.99;1.02)

0.343

-

-

-

TIEL-ET (seconds)a

54.2 ± 23.0

57.8 ± 24.3

1.00

(0.99; 1.00)

0.506

-

-

-

Uterine position

Antevertedb

82 (83.7)

273 (87.5)

Reference

Reference

0.391

-

-

-

Midposedb

13 (13.3)

27 (8.7)

1.52

(0.69;3.34)

-

-

Retrovertedb

1 (1.0)

12 (3.8)

0.40

(0.053.26)

-

-

Uterine angle (Corpus–Cervix)

Normalb

68 (69.4)

187 (59.9)

Reference

Reference

0.259

-

-

-

Pointedb

23 (23.5)

58 (18.6)

1.28

(0.68;2.41)

-

-

Very pointedb

7 (7.1)

67 (21.5)

0.55

(0.22;1.37)

-

-

Uterine length (mm)a

85.3 ± 12.6

80.8 ± 40.7

1.02

(1.01;1.05)

0.020

1.03

(1.01;1.06)

0.007

Endometrial thickness (mm)a

12.2 ± 3.6

11.7 ± 2.7

1.01

(0.97;1.04)

0.602

-

-

-

Endometrial length (mm)a

29.2 ± 7.7

28.6 ± 7.6

1.06

(0.99;1.13)

0.640

-

-

-

  1. ET embryo transfer, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, LR test likelihood ratio test, hCG human chorion gonadotropin, GnRH gonadotropin releasing hormone, ELT embryo loading time, TIEL-ET time interval between embryo loading and ET
  2. Data are provided as amean ± standard deviation or b n (%)