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Table 1 Clinical data between older women and young women

From: Fecundity disorders in older women: declines in follicular development and endometrial receptivity

Characteristics

Older women (n = 224)

Young women (n = 215)

P value a

Age (years)

38.59 ± 6.37

27.43 ± 5.29

0.019

BMI (kg/m2)

21.46 ± 5.45

22.09 ± 4.87

0.658

Gravidity

3 (2–6)

3 (2–5)

0.507

Parity

  

0.034

 0

68 (30.36%)

86 (40.00%)

 

 ≥1

156 (69.64%)

129 (60.00%)

 

Abortion

2 (2–4)

2 (1–3)

0.065

Live birth

1 (1–2)

1 (1–1)

0.129

Previous obstetrical history

 GDM

16 (10.26%) b

10 (7.75%) b

0.465

 HDP

13 (8.33%) b

11 (8.53%) b

0.953

Menstrual cycle (days)

30.12 ± 5.53

31.45 ± 6.02

0.225

Basic concentrations

 FSH (mIU/mL)

7.80 ± 2.76

6.35 ± 2.01

0.367

 LH (mIU/mL)

5.53 ± 1.12

5.48 ± 1.29

0.216

 PRL (ng/mL)

10.14 ± 3.37

8.45 ± 2.48

0.103

 E2 (pmol/L)

91.35 ± 25.63

102.47 ± 30.42

0.298

 P (nmol/L)

1.09 ± 0.76

1.17 ± 0.90

0.342

 T (nmol/L)

0.92 ± 0.41

0.86 ± 0.44

0.677

AMH (ng/mL)

1.02 ± 0.58

2.65 ± 0.99

0.019

AFC (number)

8.53 ± 2.21

15.67 ± 4.32

0.022

  1. GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, HDP hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. FSH follicle stimulating hormone, LH luteinizing hormone, PRL prolactin, E2 estradiol, P progesterone, T testosterone
  2. Values are presented as mean ± SD, median (quartile range) or number (percentage).
  3. at-test, Mann-WhitneyU test or Chi-square test
  4. b Percentage are calculated according to parity (≥1)