Table 1 Description of the study sample.

From: GnRH agonist-triggering ovulation in women with advanced age

Variable

Age < 40

n = 245 patients, 427 ET

Age ≥ 40

n = 61 patients, 88 ET

P-value

Age, years (mean ± SD)

31 (5.4)

41.5 (1.3)

 < 0.001

Body mass index, kg/m2 (mean ± SD)

24.8 (5.7)

24.3 (5.3)

0.51

Gravidity (mean ± SD)

0.7 (1)

1.1 (1.9)

0.08

Parity (mean ± SD)

0.4 (0.6)

0.6 (0.9)

0.08

LH IU/L (mean ± SD)

7.6 (5.4)

5.9 (3.1)

0.001

FSH IU/L (mean ± SD)

6.8 (2.2)

7.7 (4.4)

0.08

AFC (mean ± SD)

20.1 (8.3)

11.7 (4.7)

 < 0.001

Number of cycles (mean ± SD)

3.8 (2.3)

5.2 (3.4)

0.001

Primary infertility, N (%)

269 (63.4)

46 (54.1)

0.1

  1. AFC antral follicle count, FSH follicle stimulating hormone, LH luteinizing hormone.