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Table 2 Background variables by different dimensions of life quality

From: An investigation of the effects of infertility on Women’s quality of life: a case-control study

Variable

Range

Physical Health Dimension

Mental Health Dimension

Environmental Health Dimension

Social Health Dimension

Total score of quality of life

± ӿ s.d

P-valuea

± ӿ s.d

P-valuea

± ӿ s.d

P-valuea

± ӿ s.d

P-valuea

± ӿ s.d

P-valuea

Age Range

<  35

50.0 ± 8.3

< 0.001

56. 2 ± 13.8

< 0.001

54.4 ± 9.9

0.315

33.8 ± 18.5

0.222

225.2 ± 27.9

0.509

≤35

47.6 ± 8.0

51.9 ± 14.9

53.8 ± 9.4

36.2 ± 19.1

226.3 ± 27.4

Duration of Marriage

> 10

50.8 ± 7.9

< 0.001

57.3 ± 13.3

< 0.001

54.6 ± 10.6

0.290

32.1 ± 18.4

< 0.001

223.6 ± 29.0

0.031

≤10

47.6 ± 8.3

52.1 ± 14.8

53.8 ± 8.8

37.1 ± 18.8

227.5 ± 26.5

Educational Level

Illiterate or primary school

46.8 ± 8.8

< 0.001

49.5 ± 14.3

< 0.001

52.3 ± 9.1

0.001

40.0 ± 18.8

< 0.001

228.5 ± 27.0

0.181

Junior high school to high school diploid

48.8 ± 7.3

54.3 ± 13.5

53.5 ± 9.1

34.7 ± 18.9

225.3 ± 27.4

University

51.5 ± 8.3

59.3 ± 13.7

56.5 ± 10.4

30.2 ± 17.5

223.4 ± 28.6

Occupational Status

Housewife

48.6 ± 8.4

0.014

52.9 ± 14.2

< 0.001

52.9 ± 9.4

< 0.001

36.4 ± 18.9

< 0.001

226.1 ± 28.1

0.334

Employed

50.3 ± 7.8

58.6 ± 13.8

57.1 ± 9.8

30.7 ± 19.7

230.7 ± 28.4

Husbands’ Educational Level

Illiterate or primary school

46.9 ± 8.4

0.001

50.0 ± 13.7

< 0.001

52.9 ± 9.1

< 0.001

40.6 ± 19.0

< 0.001

230.9 ± 28.8

< 0.001

Junior high school to high school diploma

49.2 ± 7.7

54.8 ± 13.9

52.8 ± 9.0

32.3 ± 18.1

220.3 ± 24.7

University

51.6 ± 7.9

59.7 ± 13.6

56.8 ± 10.3

30.1 ± 17.4

223.8 ± 27.9

Residential Property Ownership Status

Rented or Living with parents

48.1 ± 7.4

0.055

52.0 ± 13.1

0.002

51.8 ± 9.8

< 0.001

38.2 ± 18.3

0.024

225.9 ± 27.6

0.559

Personally owned

49.7 ± 8.1

55.6 ± 14.7

55.1 ± 9.5

33.4 ± 18.8

226.5 ± 27.4

Underlying Diseases

No

49.5 ± 6

< 0.001

55.9 ± 13.9

< 0.001

54.2 ± 9.7

0.850

33.3 ± 18.2

0.006

223.7 ± 27.5

< 0.001

Yes

45.1 ± 8.4

45.8 ± 14.3

54.0 ± 9.3

44.7 ± 19.5

238.7 ± 25.6

Consanguineous Marriage

No

49.4 ± 8.1

0.158

55.6 ± 13.9

0.035

54.2 ± 9.3

0.799

34.0 ± 17.5

0.089

225.3 ± 25.8

0.587

Yes

48.6 ± 8.5

52.8 ± 14.9

54.2 ± 10.3

36.0 ± 20.9

226.2 ± 30.9

Infertility Status

Fertile

50.2 ± 8.1

< 0.001

58.8 ± 12.0

< 0.001

54.3 ± 9.4

0.560

29.5 ± 15.7

< 0.001

219.9 ± 24.3

< 0.001

Infertile

46.1 ± 8.1

41.9 ± 13.3

53.7 ± 10.4

50.6 ± 18.4

242.7 ± 30.4

Type of Infertility b

Primary

46.1 ± 8.1

0.771

42.0 ± 13.5

0.554

53.8 ± 10.4

0.723

50.7 ± 18.0

0.845

234.0 ± 30.4

0.601

Secondary

45.3 ± 7.6

40.1 ± 11.1

53.5 ± 10.6

49.5 ± 22.5

239.2 ± 31.2

Costs of infertility treatment b

< US$ 1500

45.8 ± 6.0

0.820

47.0 ± 12.1

0.023

54.9 ± 11.3

0.401

44.3 ± 11.6

0.025

235.3 ± 24.4

0.128

≥ US$ 1500

46.1 ± 8.4

40.6 ± 13.3

53.4 ± 10.2

52.1 ± 18.1

244.4 ± 31.5

Type of Infertility Treatment b

Medications only

46.8 ± 7.7

0.560

47.9 ± 12.2

< 0.001

55.5 ± 10.3

0.019

44.8 ± 18.4

0.005

238.9 ± 27.2

0.194

Medications and surgery

47.2 ± 10.2

40.3 ± 14.3

45.5 ± 7.7

51.9 ± 13.0

233.4 ± 30.7

IVF

45.4 ± 7.8

37.7 ± 12.2

53.2 ± 9.8

55.7 ± 17.4

248.5 ± 30.9

IUI / ICSI

45.0 ± 10.4

29.6 ± 8.2

51.9 ± 13.8

52.5 ± 20.1

232.7 ± 43.1

  1. The GEE method with identity link fuction was deployed. In each separate GEE, quality of life scores was considered as dependent variable and each single demographic predictor was used as an independent variable
  2. a These variables were taken into consideration in matching the two groups
  3. b In these variables, only the data from the infertile group were used to assess relationships