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ArticleObstetrics & gynecology science2020

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Jongkyeong Kang, Ji Yi Lee, Haengseok Song, Seung Jun Shin, Jayeon Kim

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Article in Obstetrics & gynecology science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Observed Effects on Very Early Pregnancy Linked to Ambient PMEnvironment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jongkyeong KangDepartment of Statistics, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
Ji Yi LeeDepartment of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Haengseok SongDepartment of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
Seung Jun ShinDepartment of Statistics, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8119-3200
Jayeon KimCHA Fertility Center, Seoul Station, CHA University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3828-6086
Statistics Korea · KRCHA University · KREwha Womans University · KRMaria Fertility Hospital · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate patterns in air pollution concentrations and

methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study investigating South Korean women who pursued IVF and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) between 2011 and 2017. Hourly concentrations of air pollutants measured at 318 air quality monitoring sites in South Korea between 2011 and 2017 were obtained from the National Institute of Environmental Research. Monthly trends in pregnancy rates and concentrations of air pollutants were assessed.

resultsA total of 34,427 IVF-ET cycles in 18,478 patients were analyzed. The mean age of women at the time of IVF-ET was 36.6 years. The clinical pregnancy rate in the IVF-ET cycle was 30%. Analysis of pregnancy failure rates by month showed that IVF-ET failure rates tended to be higher in March and April and lower in July and August. Concentrations of air pollutants including particulate matter (PM) less than 10 μm in diameter, PM less than 2.5 μm in diameter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon monoxide were highest in March and April and lowest between July and September.

conclusionWithin-year variations were similar between IVF-ET failure rates and air pollution concentrations based on analysis of a large, long-term database. Specifically, IVF-ET success rates were highest when PM concentrations were lowest. Further studies are warranted to examine the mechanisms accounting for the association between IVF success and air pollutant exposure.

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Air pollutionIn vitro fertilizationParticulate matterPregnancy rate

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PMID31970130
PMCPMC6962578
OpenAlexW2999162775

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