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Table 3 Adjusted odds ratio of blastomere movement type for embryonic development and pregnancy outcomes

From: Blastomere movement post first cell division correlates with embryonic compaction and subsequent blastocyst formation

Outcome

Movement type

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

P value

Expanded blastocysta

Bouncing

Reference

Wobbling

0.763 (0.526–1.112)

0.1584

Twist-and-crumble

0.476 (0.339–0.668)

< 0.0001

Ongoing pregnancyb

Bouncing

Reference

Wobbling

1.182 (0.701–1.993)

0.5316

Twist-and-crumble

1.514 (0.799–2.342)

0.1505

Live birthb

Bouncing

Reference

Wobbling

1.303 (0.598–2.838)

0.5048

Twist-and-crumble

1.295 (0.566–2.967)

0.5405

  1. Notes: aConfounding factors: female age, male age, and body mass index. bConfounding factors: female age, male age, body mass index, number of previous embryo transfer cycles, and blastocyst morphological grade. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval