Table 3.
The SF-36 scores by infertility causes (514 women and 514 men, higher scores indicate a better condition)
| Female factor (n = 233) | Male factor (n = 578) | Both (n = 82) | Unexplained (n = 135) | P* | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| PF | 80.5 (23.8) | 85.0 (20.5) | 86.6 (17.1) | 81.3 (23.5) | 0.01 |
| RP | 71.4 (33.8) | 77.0 (31.2) | 78.3 (31.3) | 71.8 (34.6) | 0.06 |
| BP | 72.6 (18.9) | 72.9 (19.6) | 73.2 (18.4) | 76.0 (17.4) | 0.36 |
| GH | 66.1 (17.9) | 69.5 (17.5) | 68.3 (20.9) | 69.0 (16.3) | 0.09 |
| SF | 69.4 (23.8) | 76.4 (21.6) | 77.2 (22.7) | 73.8 (22.3) | 0.001 |
| RE | 63.9 (39.3) | 70.8 (36.6) | 73.5 (35.4) | 69.3 (37.3) | 0.07 |
| VT | 60.5 (19.2) | 64.1 (17.8) | 61.7 (18.7) | 61.4 (18.7) | 0.05 |
| MH | 60.7 (20.7) | 65.8 (18.1) | 66.2 (20.2) | 63.9 (17.7) | 0.005 |
* Derived from one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)
PF: physical functioning, RP: role physical, BP: bodily pain, GH: general health, SF: social functioning, RE: role emotional, VT: vitality, MH: mental health.