Table 1 Comparison of patients’ characteristics in both groups (mean ± standard deviation)

Number of cases

39

68

Age(years)

28.6 ± 0.49

29.5 ± 0.34

0.15

(-2.04, 0.30)

BMI (kg/m2)

26.1 ± 0.56

22.5 ± 0.43

 < 0.01**

(2.23, 5.06)

Duration of infertility (years)

3.4 ± 1.0

3.5 ± 1.80

0.99

(0.02, 0.61)

Fasting blood glucose

5.5 ± 0.21

5.1 ± 0.06

0.03*

(0.04, 0.74)

base-FSH (mIU/ml)

5.54 ± 0.27

4.70 ± 0.17

0.05*

(-1.58, -0.09)

base-LH (mIU/ml)

3.80 ± 0.27

7.00 ± 0.49

0.01**

(2.17, 4.23)

base-T (nmol/l)

0.98 ± 0.04

1.41 ± 0.11

0.01**

(0.23, 0.61)