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. 2026 Apr 7;14:755. doi: 10.1186/s40359-026-04481-x

Table 2.

Descriptive results of mean FertiQoL and PHQ-4 questionnaire scores

Overall patients Subsets of patients with PHQ-2 Subsets of patients with GAD-2
Score ≥ 3 Score < 3 Score ≥ 3 Score < 3
FertiQoL domains/subdomains Mean (sd) Mean (sd) Mean (sd) Mean (sd) Mean (sd)
 Emotional 66.9 (18.9) 46.6 (19.6)* 68.2 (18.2) 51.1 (20.3)* 69.3 (17.6)
 Mind/body 72.7 (21.7) 42.6 (27.9)* 74.6 (19.8) 50.7 (26.3)* 75.9 (18.9)
 Relationship 71.0 (13.9) 60.4 (9.3)* 71.7 (13.8) 64.3 (11.5)* 72.0 (13.9)
 Social 71.7 (16.1) 50.8 (15.0)* 73.0 (15.3) 58.9 (17.2)* 73.6 (15.1)
Core 70.6 (15.3) 50.1 (15.3)* 71.9 (14.4) 56.2 (16.4)* 72.7 (14.0)
 Tolerability 68.4 (20.2) 48.8 (24.1)* 69.6 (19.3) 54.9 (23.9)* 70.4 (18.8)
 Environment 71.9 (16.4) 68.3 (15.6)* 72.1 (16.4) 66.5 (14.6)* 72.6 (16.5)
Treatment 70.5 (14.2) 60.5 (11.9)* 71.1 (14.1) 61.9 (12.8)* 71.7 (13.9)
Total score 70.6 (13.9) 53.2 (12.7)* 71.6 (13.2) 57.9 (13.7)* 72.4 (12.9)

Abbreviations: sd standard deviation, GAD-2 2-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder, PHQ-2 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire

*t-value is significant (p < 0.05), calculated using an independent samples t-test