Table 1 Clinical characteristics and thromboelastography (TEG) parameters of the participants.

From: The value of coagulation index in thromboelastography for predicting early pregnancy loss in in vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles

Characteristics

Non- Early Pregnancy loss

Early Pregnancy loss

p

N = 334

N = 129

Age

31.00 [29.00,34.00]

32.00 [29.00,36.00]

0.047*

Education level

  

0.620

Junior high school or below

68 (20.36%)

32 (24.81%)

 

High school

48 (14.37%)

20 (15.50%)

 

College

198 (59.28%)

68 (52.71%)

 

Postgraduate or above

20 (5.99%)

9 (6.98%)

 

Spouses’ age

33.00 [30.00,36.00]

34.00 [30.00,38.00]

0.157

Menarcheal age

13.00 [13.00,14.00]

13.00 [13.00,14.00]

0.467

Body mass index(BMI)

21.93 [20.19,24.41]

22.66 [21.03,24.09]

0.087

Gravidity

  

0.756

0

179(53.59%)

69(53.49%)

 

1

87(26.05%)

28(21.71%)

 

2

38(11.38%)

16(12.40%)

 

3

17(5.09%)

9(6.98%)

 

4

13(3.90%)

7(5.43%)

 

Parity

  

0.021*

0

288 (86.23%)

98 (75.97%)

 

1

40 (11.98%)

28 (21.71%)

 

2

6 (1.80%)

3 (2.33%)

 

Number of abortions

  

0.573

0

224 (67.07%)

89 (68.99%)

 

1

73 (21.86%)

24 (18.60%)

 

2

24 (7.19%)

13 (10.08%)

 

3

13 (3.89%)

3 (2.33%)

 

Number of spontaneous abortion

  

0.410

0

290 (86.83%)

118 (90.77%)

 

1

35 (10.48%)

11 (8.46%)

 

2

9 (2.69%)

1 (0.77%)

 

Number of children

  

0.038 *

0

288 (86.23%)

99 (76.74%)

 

1

42 (12.57%)

28 (21.71%)

 

2

4 (1.20%)

2 (1.55%)

 

Endometriosis

  

1.000

NO

322 (96.41%)

125 (96.90%)

 

YES

12 (3.59%)

4 (3.10%)

 

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

  

0.148

NO

278 (83.23%)

115 (89.15%)

 

YES

56 (16.77%)

14 (10.85%)

 

Tubal factor

  

0.572

NO

104 (31.14%)

36 (27.91%)

 

YES

230 (68.86%)

93 (72.09%)

 

Ovulatory dysfunction

  

0.001 *

NO

322 (96.41%)

113 (87.60%)

 

YES

12 (3.59%)

16 (12.40%)

 

Unexplained infertility

  

0.378

NO

325 (97.31%)

123 (95.35%)

 

YES

9 (2.69%)

6 (4.65%)

 

Male factor

  

0.524

NO

112 (33.53%)

48 (37.21%)

 

YES

222 (66.47%)

81 (62.79%)

 

Medical history &comorbidities

   

Thyroid & endocrine disorders

  

0.015 *

NO

307 (91.92%)

108 (83.72%)

 

YES

27 (8.08%)

21 (16.28%)

 

Recurrent pregnancy loss

  

0.530

NO

323 (96.71%)

127 (98.45%)

 

YES

11 (3.29%)

2 (1.55%)

 

Antral follicle count

1812,23

1713,22

0.968

Number of retrieved oocytes

138,18

128,16

0.458

Number of metaphase-II oocytes

128,18

128,16

0.397

Fertilization methods in assisted reproductive technology (ART)

  

0.750

In vitro fertilization (IVF)

287 (85.93%)

113 (87.60%)

 

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)

47 (14.07%)

16 (12.40%)

 

Number of transferred embryos

  

0.471

1

173(51.8%)

62(48.1%)

 

2

161(48.2%)

67(51.9)

 

Fertilization rate #

0.70 [0.56,0.83]

0.67 [0.59,0.80]

0.593

TEG

   

Reaction time (R )

60.25 [55.90,64.68]

5.40 [4.80,6.40]

0.004 *

Maximum amplitude (MA)

5.70 [5.00,6.50]

62.90 [57.40,66.20]

0.012 *

Lysis at 30 min (LY30)

1.50 [1.20,1.80]

0.10 [0.10,0.10]

0.054

Kinetics time (K )

0.10 [0.10,0.30]

1.40 [1.20,1.70]

0.123

Estimated percent lysis

0.50 [−0.58,1.50]

0.10 [0.10,0.90]

0.002 *

Coagulation index (CI)

69.10 [64.82,72.30]

1.00 [−0.20,2.00]

0.030 *

Alpha angle (α-angle)

0.10 [0.10,0.10]

69.90 [66.80,73.40]

0.094

  1. #: Fertilization rate = number of 2PN zygotes / number of metaphase II (MII) oocytes.
  2. *P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.