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 | |||||
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± 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 |