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Table 3 Sum and total scores for the domain subgroups of QoL, HADS, and body image between infertile, TL, and condom groups

From: Comparison of various aspects of women’s lives between infertile and women with and without tubal ligation: a comparative cross-sectional study

Variable

Infertile group (I)

n = 200

Mean ± SD

TL group (T)

n = 200

Mean ± SD

Condom group (C)

n = 200

Mean ± SD

P value*

Pair-wise comparison

P value**

SF-12

Sum score of physical

components (PCS-12)

78.96 ± 14.10

67.88 ± 15.87

79.52 ± 14.25

< 0.001

I and C: 0.70

I and T: < 0.001

T and C: < 0.001

Sum score of mental

components (MCS-12)

74.22 ± 15.23

69.10 ± 16.02

78.23 ± 13.34

< 0.001

I and C: 0.007

I and T: < 0.001

T and C: < 0.001

Total score

76.59 ± 13.14

68.49 ± 14.47

78.87 ± 12.62

< 0.001

I and C: 0.09

I and T: < 0.001

T and C: < 0.001

HADS

Depression

5.29 ± 3.22

6.65 ± 3.57

4.42 ± 3.22

< 0.001

I and C: 0.09

I and T: < 0.001

T and C: < 0.001

Anxiety

7.66 ± 3.05

10.05 ± 3.93

6.84 ± 3.27

< 0.001

I and C: 0.005

I and T: < 0.001

T and C: < 0.001

Total score

12.88 ± 4.93

16.55 ± 6.49

11.23 ± 5.97

< 0.001

I and C: 0.017

I and T: < 0.001

T and C: < 0.001

Body image

36.58 ± 12.4

33.86 ± 13.1

32.43 ± 10.35

0.02

I and C: 0.001

I and T: 0.024

T and C: 0.234

Self-esteem

29.16 ± 5.26

25.01 ± 5.44

29.16 ± 5.52

< 0.001

I and C: 0.881

I and T: < 0.001

T and C: < 0.001

  1. QoL: Quality of Life, SF-12: Short Form-12, HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, TL: Tubal Ligation
  2. *One-way ANOVA
  3. **One-way ANOVA followed by LSD post-hoc test