| Table 1. Baseline characteristics of participants. | ||||
| Baseline characteristics | Overall | TAI | Control | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants (%) | 188 (100) | 63 (34) | 125 (66) | NA |
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 36.4±4.4 | 36.4±3.6 | 36.5±4.8 | 0.85* |
| BMI(Kg/m2) (%) < 18.5 18.5 - 24.9 25.0 - 29.9 ≥ 30 |
6 (3) 102 (57) 53 (30) 17 (10) |
1 (2) 30 (53) 17 (30) 9 (16) |
5 (4) 72 (60) 36 (30) 8 (7) |
0.22*** |
| Reason for seeking the clinic (%) Infertility Fertility preservation Recurrent miscarriage Reproductive evaluation Reproductive counseling Independent reproduction |
135 (71.8) 24 (12.8) 7 (3.7) 10 (5.3) 11 (5.9) 1 (0.5) |
45 (71.4) 9 (14.3) 3 (4.8) 2 (3.2) 4 (6.3) 0 (0.0) |
90 (72) 15 (12.0) 4 (3.2) 8 (6.4) 7 (5.6) 1 (0.8) |
0.914** |
| Infertility (%) Yes No |
139 (73.9) 49 (26.1) |
45 (71.4) 18 (28.6) |
94 (75.2) 31 (24.8) |
0.578*** |
| Infertility cause (%) Ovulatory disfunction Tuboperitoneal factor/endometriosis Uterine factor Adenomyosis Male factor Unexplained infertility More than one associated factor |
19 (13.7) 36 (25.9) 5 (3.6) 3 (2.2) 41 (29.5) 4 (2.9) 31 (22.2) |
5 (26.3) 9 (25.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 15 (36.6) 0 (0.0) 16 (51.6) |
14 (73.7) 27 (75.0) 5 (100) 3 (100) 26 (63.4) 4 (100) 15 (48.4) |
0.132** |
| Endometriosis (%) Yes No |
48 (25.5) 140 (74.5) |
14 (22.2) 49 (77.8) |
34 (27.2) 91 (72.8) |
0.460*** |
| Other autoimmune disease (%) Yes No |
7 (3.7) 181 (96.3) |
2 (3.2) 61 (96.8) |
5 (4.0) 120 (96.0) |
> 0.99**** |
SD=Standard deviation; NA=not applicable.
* by Student’s t test; ** by Fisher-Freeman-Halton test; *** by Chi-square test; **** by Fisher´s exact test.