Table 1 General characteristics of included patients between cIVF and ICSI.

From: Comparisons of conventional in vitro fertilization versus intracytoplasmic sperm injection in women with thyroid autoimmunity and non-male factor infertility, a propensity score matching analysis

 

Before PSM

After PSM

IVF (514)

ICSI (119)

P

IVF (185)

ICSI (116)

P

Female agea

34 (5.3)

36 (5.6)

 < 0.001

36 (5.3)

36 (5.6)

0.987

Male agea

34 (5.7)

36.4 (6.6)

 < 0.001

36.2 (6.4)

36.5 (6.7)

0.763

AFCa

14.3 (8.1)

12.5 (7.9)

0.035

10.9 (7.7)

12.5 (8)

0.086

AMHb

16 (20.6)

12.4 (16.6)

0.089

8.6 (17.7)

12.2 (15.7)

0.072

FSHb

6.8 (3.1)

6.7 (3.1)

0.535

7.3 (4.2)

6.7 (3.1)

0.174

LHb

4.9 (3.4)

4.5 (2.4)

0.075

4.7 (3.1)

4.5 (2.4)

0.351

BMIa

23.6 (3.1)

23.8 (3)

0.652

23.7 (2.8)

23.9 (3.1)

0.505

Duration of infertilityb

3 (3.5)

2.8 (3.5)

0.983

3 (4)

3 (3.5)

0.947

Type of infertilityc

 Primary

151 (29.4)

28 (23.5)

0.202

30 (16.2)

28 (24.1)

0.090

 Secondary

363 (70.6)

91 (76.5)

 

155 (83.8)

88 (75.9)

 

Cause of infertilityc

 Endometriosis

35 (6.8)

6 (5)

0.065

7 (3.8)

6 (5.2)

0.288

 Ovulation dysfunction

41 (8)

9 (7.6)

 

9 (4.9)

9 (7.8)

 

 Decreased ovarian reserve

59 (11.5)

21 (17.6)

 

36 (19.5)

20 (17.2)

 

 Pelvic and fallopian tube factors

242 (47.1)

40 (33.6)

 

82 (44.3)

39 (33.6)

 

 Mixed factors

79 (15.4)

25 (21)

 

34 (18.4)

24 (20.7)

 

 Unexplained

58 (11.3)

18 (15.1)

 

17 (9.2)

18 (15.5)

 

Ovarian stimulation protocolsc

 GnRH-a

248 (48.2)

23 (19.3)

 < 0.001

50 (27)

23 (19.8)

0.128

 GnRH-ant

134 (26.1)

47 (39.5)

 

51 (27.6)

44 (37.9)

 

 Mild stimulation

132 (25.7)

49 (41.2)

 

84 (45.4)

49 (42.2)

 

Thyroid functionc

 Euthyroid

318 (61.9)

79 (66.4)

0.358

107 (57.8)

76 (65.5)

0.184

 Thyroid dysfunction

196 (38.1)

40 (33.6)

 

78 (42.2)

40 (34.5)

 

Recurrent spontaneous abortionc

 No

477 (92.8)

86 (72.3)

 < 0.001

149 (80.5)

85 (73.3)

0.140

 Yes

37 (7.2)

33 (27.7)

 

36 (19.5)

31 (26.7)

 
  1. Data were expressed as a: mean (SD); b: median (IQR); and c: n (%).