Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study participants
Couple | Characteristics | Normal weight | Overweight status | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male partner | Age | 33.5 ± 0.1 | 33.3 ± 0.2 | 0.334 |
Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) | 25.1 ± 0.4 | 24.6 ± 0.5 | 0.403 | |
Semen volume (ml) | 3.4 ± 0.2 | 3.2 ± 0.2 | 0.556 | |
Sperm concentration (million sperm/ml semen) | 90.3 ± 7.4 | 89.8 ± 4.7 | 0.95 | |
Sperm motility (% progressively motile sperm) | 38.9 ± 1.6 | 39.3 ± 1.6 | 0.863 | |
Female partner | Age | 33.1 ± 0.1 | 32.9 ± 0.1 | 0.286 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.2 ± 0.2 | 28.4 ± 0.1 | < 0.01 | |
Basal FSH levels (U/l) | 5.5 ± 0.2 | 5.3 ± 0.2 | 0.568 | |
Basal LH levels (U/l) | 4.6 ± 0.3 | 4.2 ± 0.5 | 0.331 | |
Basal E2 levels (U/l) | 37.4 ± 3.7 | 37.7 ± 1.8 | 0.95 | |
Number of oocytes collected | 11.0 ± 0.8 | 9.5 ± 0.6 | 0.14 | |
MII (n) | 8.3 ± 0.7 | 6.0 ± 0.4 | < 0.01 |