Association between Body Mass Index and Reproductive Outcome in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Receiving IVF/ICSI-ET

Table 2

Characteristics of ovarian responses and laboratory data.

	Underweight ()	Normal ()	Overweight ()	Obese ()
Fertilization rate (%)
IVF	29 (69%)	608 (76%)	552 (74.4%)	152 (76.8%)	0.649
ICSI	13 (31%)	192 (24%)	190 (25.6%)	46 (23.2%)	0.649
Total Gn dosage (IU)	1950 (1474, 2459)	2175 (1650, 2625)	2637 (2100, 3375)	3375 (2629, 4247)	0.001
Gn stimulation, days	12 (11, 13)	12 (10, 13)	12 (11, 15)	14 (12, 17)	0.001
Oocytes retrieved ()					0.001
E2 on HCG day (pg/mL)	4936 (4830, 5060)	4839 (3688, 4947)	4207 (2628, 4936)	3576 (2303, 4936)	0.001
Progesterone on HCG day (ng/mL)					0.001
LH on HCG day (mIU/mL)	1.03 (0.61, 1.46)	0.99 (0.71, 1.32)	0.93 (0.68, 1.22)	0.92 (0.69, 1.19)	0.074
Endometrial thickness					0.151
Available embryos					0.001

Continuous variables are presented as either or median (interquartile range). Categorical variables are expressed as number and percentage. IVF: in vitro fertilization; ICSI: intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Gn: gonadotropin; E₂: estradiol; LH: luteinizing hormone; HCG: human chorionic gonadotropin. significantly different vs. the underweight group and normal weight group. significantly different vs. the underweight group and normal weight group. significantly different vs. the normal weight group. significantly different vs. the normal weight group. , , , and were significantly different.