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

BMC Women's Health

Table 3 Multivariate modeling of the impact of infertility over different dimensions of life quality using GEE method

Variable	Model	Category	Estimated Regression Coefficient	Std. error	95% Confidence Interval	P-Value
Physical Health	Model 1^a	Fertile	Referent
	Model 1^a	Infertile	−4.08	0.683	−5.418, −2.743	< 0.001
	Model 2^b	Fertile	Referent
	Model 2^b	Infertile	−3.57	0.699	−4.941, −2.201	< 0.001
Mental Health	Model 1^a	Fertile	Referent
	Model 1^a	Infertile	−16.96	1.037	−18.992, −14.928	< 0.001
	Model 2^b	Fertile	Referent
	Model 2^b	Infertile	−15.95	1.043	−17.990, −13.903	< 0.001
Environmental Health	Model 1^a	Fertile	Referent
	Model 1^a	Infertile	−0.60	0.838	−2.238, 1.046	0.477
	Model 2^b	Fertile	Referent
	Model 2^b	Infertile	−0.39	0.837	−2.032, 1.249	0.460
Social Health	Model 1^a	Fertile	Referent
	Model 1^a	Infertile	21.10	1.479	18.198, 23.994	< 0.001
	Model 2^b	Fertile	Referent
	Model 2^b	Infertile	19.99	1.487	17.074, 22.903	< 0.001
The Total Score of Quality of Life	Model 1^a	Fertile	Referent
	Model 1^a	Infertile	22.75	2.653	17.546, 27.946	< 0.001
	Model 2^b	Fertile	Referent
	Model 2^b	Infertile	21.63	2.681	16.373, 26.881	< 0.001

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