Table 1 The baseline characteristics of the participants

From: Auricular Acupressure Reduces Anxiety Levels and Improves Outcomes of in Vitro Fertilization: A Prospective, Randomized and Controlled Study

 

Control

Sham AA

AA

Items

(n = 102)

(n = 102)

(n = 101)

Ages (years)

30.95 ± 4.78

30.87 ± 4.12

31.65 ± 4.30

BMI (kg/m2)

23.87 ± 6.14

21.01 ± 4.25

22.08 ± 3.55

Duration of infertility (year)

4.97 ± 4.17

4.16 ± 3.21

5.19 ± 3.39

Day-3 LH

5.17 ± 2.64

4.74 ± 2.55

5.01 ± 2.84

Day-3 FSH (nmol/L)

6.13 ± 2.45

6.89 ± 2.03

6.80 ± 2.42

Day-3 TT(pmol/L)

1.45 ± 0.14

1.31 ± 0.07

1.20 ± 0.02

Day-3 E2(pmol/L)

141.18 ± 68.02

149.27 ± 59.96

135.89 ± 70.92

Cycle length (days)

32.90 ± 9.02

33.09 ± 8.97

32.72 ± 7.99

rFSH administered (IU)

2245.18 ± 600.97

2090.75 ± 644.29

2117.32 ± 849.71

Induction length (days)

9.61 ± 1.87

9.98 ± 2.08

9.78 ± 2.06

Number of oocytes

14.80 ± 7.45

15.19 ± 6.89

14.97 ± 6.31

Number of follicles >14 mm

11.59 ± 6.50

12.42 ± 6.72

12.15 ± 4.98

Fertilization rate

1078/1510 (71.39%)

1092/1549 (70.50%)

1090/1512 (72.09%)

Embryo cleavage rate

1052/1078 (97.59%)

1059/1092 (96.98%)

1054/1090 (96.70%)

Good-quality embryo rate

719/1078 (66.70%)

742/1092 (67.95%)

718/1090 (65.87%)

Embryos transferred per cycle

2.08 ± 0.66

2.04 ± 0.63

1.98 ± 0.54

Education level

   

High

26/102 (25.49%)

29/102 (28.43%)

27/101 (26.73%)

Medium

32/102 (31.37%)

33/102 (32.35%)

30/101 (29.70%)

Low

44/102 (43.14%)

40/102 (39.22%)

44/101 (43.56%)

Living Area

   

City

62/102 (61.39%)

61/102(59.80%)

59/101 (58.42%)

Urban

4/102 (3.92%)

5/102 (4.90%)

4/101 (3.96%)

Country

36/102 (35.29%)

36/102(35.29%)

38/101 (37.62%)

Employment Type

   

Full-time

56/102 (54.90%)

53/102 (51.96%)

54/101 (53.47%)

Part-time

13/102 (12.75%)

16/102 (15.69%)

16/101 (15.84%)

Non-employment

33/102 (32.35%)

33/102 (32.35%)

31/101 (30.69%)

  1. Note: Data were shown as mean ± S.D. *P<0.05, compared with the Control group; #P<0.05 compared with Sham AA group (For Chi-Square tests among three groups, the adjusted significance level for each comparison was set at P = 0.017(0.05/3) to give a significance level of 0.05 over all three tests: *P<0.017, compared with the Control group; #P<0.017 compared with Sham AA group). AA: auricular acupressure; BMI: body mass index; Day-3: the 3rd day of spontaneous menstrual cycle; LH: luteinizing hormone; FSH: follicle stimulating hormone; TT: total testosterone; E2: estradiol; r-FSH: recombinant FSH.
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