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Table 1 General characteristics of women undergoing ART (N = 60)

From: Multicausal analysis on psychosocial and lifestyle factors among patients undergoing assisted reproductive therapy – with special regard to self-reported and objective measures of pre-treatment habitual physical activity

Socio-demographic Data (N = 60)

Health Status and Lifestyle (N = 60)

Reproduction (N = 60)

Medical records by IVF/ICSI (N = 45)

Age (years)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

 

Indication (Self-report)

N (%)

Indication

 

Mean (SD)

34.6 (±5.2)

Mean (SD)

24.2 (±4.9)

Female

26 (43.3)

Poor semen quality

11 (24.4%)

Education

 

Underweight (< 18.5)

5 (8.3%)

Male

4 (6.7)

Fallopian tube

11 (24.4%)

2003Low

6 (10.0%)

Normal weight (18.5–24.9)

37 (61.7%)

Dual

14 (23.3)

Endometriosis

7 (15.6%)

Intermediate

18 (30.0%)

Overweight (25–29.9)

7 (11.7%)

Undefined

13 (21.7)

Other female

4 (8.9%)

High

36 (60.0%)

Obesity (> 30)

11 (18.3%)

Diagnosis in progress

3 (5.0)

Unexplained

12 (25.6%)

Marital status (N = 44)

 

Self-Rated Physical Health

 

Type of ART Treatment

 

Procedures

 

Married

47 (78.3%)

Poor

0

IVF/ICSI

50 (82.3)

Cycle 1

11 (24.4%)

Partner

13 (21.7%)

Fair

1 (1.7%)

IUI

1 (2.1)

Cycle 2

16 (35.6%)

Place of residence

 

Neither good nor bad

13 (21.7%)

OI

2 (4.2)

Cycle 3

12 (26.7)

County seat

18 (30.0%)

Good

37 (61.7%)

HSG

2 (4.2)

Cycle 4

6 (13.3%)

City

27 (45.0%)

Excellent

9 (15.0%)

Examination in progress

5 (31.1)

Serum oestradiol - pmol/l

1692 ± 2073

Village

15 (25.0%)

Healthy Diet

 

Child-wish (months)

Mean ± SD

Progesterone - nmol/l

30.42 ± 21.29

Income

 

Pay attention

56 (93.3%)

Mean (SD)

59.0 ± 38.4

FSHa - IU

2493 ± 2925

Low

2 (3.3%)

Not really / No attention

4 (6.7%)

Relationship (years)

 

Gonadotropina - IU

0.86 ± 0.19

Medium

34 (56.6%)

Tobacco Use

 

Mean (SD)

7.6 ± 3.8

No. of oocytes

7.87 ± 4.96

High

24 (40.0%)

Occasional

2 (3.3%)

Gravidity (N = 45)

N (%)

No. of matured oocytesb

5.44 ± 3.93

 

Non-Smoker

58 (96.7%)

Nulligravid

25 (55.6)

No. of Grade 1 embryos

3.31 ± 2.98

 

Exercise

 

Multigravid

20 (44.4)

No of transferred embryos

1.46 ± 0.84

 

Regularly 4–7 days weekly

6 (10.0%)

Parity(N = 45)

 

hCG on day 12 - IU

364.9 ± 912.3

 

Regularly1–3 days weekly

24 (40.0%)

Nulliparous

38 (84.4)

Chemical pregnancies

22 (48.89%)

 

Not

30 (50.0)

Multiparous

7 (15.6)

Clinical pregnancies

13 (28.9%)

  1. ART Assisted Reproductive Therapy, BMI Body Mass Index, HSG Hysterosalpingogram, ICSI Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection, IUI Intrauterine Insemination, IVF In-Vitro Fertilization, OI Ovulation Induction, a: Total dose administrated, b Metaphase II).