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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of DOR women in DHEA group and control group(Mean ± SD)

From: The effect of dehydroepiandrosterone supplementation on ovarian response is associated with androgen receptor in diminished ovarian reserve women

Variables

DHEA group (n = 53)

Control group (n = 50)

P

Age(year)

33.28 ± 3.13

34.16 ± 3.27

0.194b

BMI(kg/m2)

22.32 ± 2.44

23.24 ± 4.41

0.444b

the age of menarche(year)

13.19 ± 1.37

12.98 ± 1.19

0.343b

Duration of Infertility(year)

3.81 ± 2.61

3.86 ± 2.56

0.838b

Type of subfertility

 

 —Primary

22(41.51%)

24(48.0%)

0.508c

 —Secondary

31(58.49%)

26(52.0%)

 

Causes of subfertility

 

—Tuboperitoneal

22(41.51%)

17(34.0%)

0.7523*

—Male

14(26.42%)

14(28.0%)

 

—Mixed

11(20.75%)

10(20.0%)

 

—IUI failure

6(11.32%)

9(18.0%)

 

Number of abortion

0.45 ± 0.77

0.40 ± 0.88

0.510b

FSH(IU/L)

10.57 ± 1.91

10.45 ± 2.27

0.190b

LH(IU/L)

3.82 ± 1.48

3.80 ± 1.68

0.566b

FSH/LH

3.19 ± 1.34

3.15 ± 1.25

0.840b

E2(pg/ml)

46.83 ± 23.86

47.46 ± 23.66

0.947b

T(ng/dl)

23.36 ± 15.45

25.11 ± 13.04

0.278b

Inhibin B(pg/ml)

41.18 ± 12.74

39.51 ± 10.48

0.471a

AMH(ng/ml)

0.87 ± 0.20

0.88 ± 0.20

0.840b

DHEAs(μg/dl)

13.60 ± 4.09

14.30 ± 3.80

0.243b

AFC

4.25 ± 1.45

4.40 ± 1.21

0.359b

  1. aindependent samples t-tests, bMann-Whitney U test, c X 2 test, *Bonferroni adjustment P’ >0.008