Table 1 Characteristics of the ART and SC individuals included in this study

Blood¹

38.1% (103)

35.9% (65)

   Newborns

17.0% (46)

0.0% (0)

   Young adults

21.1% (57)

35.9% (65)

Placenta²

24.4% (66)

28.2% (51)

Buccal cells³ & Saliva²

37.4% (101)

35.9% (65)

   Children

37.4% (101)

2.8% (5)

   Young adults

0.0% (0)

33.1% (60)

Mother-child pairs

67

90

Mean maternal age⁴ ± SD*

32.5 ± 3.7 (211)

30.1 ± 4.4 (173)

<0.0001^a

Maternal BMI > 25*

40.2% (86/214)

25.6% (42/164)

0.0031^b

Birthweight*

(224)

(164)

   Mean (grams) ± SD

3377.9 ± 536.0

3394.3 ± 500.7

0.7596^a

   <10th percentile

7.0% (19)

5.0% (9)

0.2407^b

   <25th percentile

15.2% (41)

14.4% (26)

0.4992^b

Preterm birth (<37 weeks)*

5.8% (13/224)

6.1% (10/164)

1.0000^b

Sex*

(224)

(181)

 (Male–Female)

41.5% (112) –41.5% (112)

44.8% (81) –55.2% (100)

0.3176^b

Culture medium

224

NA

   Vitrolife® G3

19.3% (52)

NA

   Vitrolife® G5

24.4% (66)

NA

   Cook®

18.1% (49)

NA

   UZB

21.1% (57)

NA

   Unknown

17.0% (46)

NA

Pregnancy hypertension*

4.1% (8/193)

1.9% (3/159)

0.3571^b

Gestational diabetes*

1.0% (2/193)

1.3% (2/158)

1.0000^b

Primiparity*

75.2% (167/222)

47.2% (68/144)

<0.0001^b

Smoking during pregnancy*

5.5% (12/220)

7.7% (13/169)

0.4086^b