Research Article

Degree and Rate of Growth Discordance in Dichorionic Twins Conceived by In Vitro Fertilization

Table 1

Maternal demographic data of spontaneous and IVF conceived pregnancies according to the degree of growth discordance.

Conceived spontaneouslyConceived by IVF
Demographic characteristicsConcordant
201 (93.5%)
Discordant
14 (6.5%)
valueConcordant
164 (93.2%)
Discordant
12 (6.8%)
value

Maternal age years 30.8 ± 5.032.6 ± 5.30.233.8 ± 4.933.9 ± 4.80.9
Nulliparity120 (60%)9 (64%)0.9164 (100%)12 (100%)1.0
Gestational Hypertension19 (9%)5 (35%)0.0117 (10%)1 (8%)1.0
Gestational diabetes12 (6%)01.014 (8%)00.6

IVF denotes in vitro fertilization.