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Table 3 Comparison of number of blastomeres prior to compaction by compaction pattern

From: The presence of partial compaction patterns is associated with lower rates of blastocyst formation, sub-optimal morphokinetic parameters and poorer morphologic grade

 

CP-Full n = 128

P-Extruded n = 35

P-Excluded n = 83

P-Both n = 35

 

# of Blastomeres

    

p-value

  ≤ 6

3 (2.3) 2

6 (17.1) 1,3

0 (0.00) 2

0 (0.00)

0.004b

 7–10

31 (24.2)

13 (37.1)

24 (28.9)

11 (31.4)

 

  ≥ 11

94 (73.4)

16 (45.7)

59 (71.1)

24 (68.6)

 
  1. Statistics presented as n (%).p-value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant. bKruskal-Wallis test
  2. 1: Significantly different from CP-F; 2Significantly different from P-extruded; 3Significantly different from P-Excluded; 4Significantly different from P-Both. Post-hoc pairwise comparisons were done using Bonferroni adjustment
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

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